Labour has secured a much-anticipated election victory - putting them in government for the first time in 14 years.
But what actually needs to happen for the exchange of power?
From car journeys to Buckingham Palace to packing up Downing Street, selecting a cabinet and getting parliament in business, Sky News looks at what happens now.
Off to see the King
Rishi Sunak will visit the King at Buckingham Palace the morning after the election to tender his resignation.
After Mr Sunak leaves, it's time for Sir Keir Starmer to arrive.
He will have received a call from Buckingham Palace in advance of the meeting, giving him a time or telling him to "stand by".
Sir Keir will then be asked by the King to form a new government.
This meeting is historically known as "kissing hands", although the incoming prime minister no longer does this... a bow and handshake will do.
The incoming prime minister usually arrives at Buckingham Palace in their own car and leaves in the prime minister’s official car.
When do we get a new cabinet?
The cabinet is the PM's top team, made up of 22 ministers with responsibility for specific areas, including the economy, education and culture.
Sir Keir already has his shadow cabinet waiting in the wings.
After the last Labour reshuffle in September 2023, he indicated this would be the team he would take into government - saying the party had "a strong team on the pitch that is ready to deliver the change our country desperately needs".
There may be some changes, but we won't have to wait long to find out. Sir Keir will start naming his cabinet soon after he's confirmed as PM.
When does Sir Keir move into Downing Street?
Sir Keir will travel to Downing Street after he has met with the King at Buckingham Palace.
He is expected to then give a speech before he enters Number 10 for the first time as prime minister, traditionally to applause from staff.
Sir Keir has not yet indicated whether he will follow Mr Sunak's lead and live at Number 10, or copy a string of prime ministers going back to 1997 and take the larger flat above Number 11 instead.
Whatever he chooses, new prime ministers do not always move in immediately.
When the Conservatives took power in 2010, it was three weeks before the Cameron family moved to Downing Street.
It took Theresa May a week to settle in, while Boris Johnson gave it five days.
When does Rishi Sunak move out of Downing Street?
Mr Sunak will move out of Number 10 immediately.
Who could be the next Tory leader?
Mr Sunak's defeat likely means he will step down as leader of the Conservative Party - so who could replace him?
Kemi Badenoch - The ex-business secretary is seen as a darling of the right and ran in the first Tory leadership contest of 2022 following Boris Johnson's resignation.
Suella Braverman - She was brought in as home secretary to cater to the right of the party. Her sacking in November 2023 - over comments suggesting homelessness is a "lifestyle choice" - may have affected her standing, but her hardline stance on immigration has won her fans in the party.
James Cleverly - The recent home secretary, and also former foreign secretary, is being talked about in moderate Tory circles as a candidate who could unify the party.
Robert Jenrick - He held several ministerial roles, including communities secretary. He was originally a Sunak loyalist and was appointed immigration minister, but resigned over what he saw as the Rwanda plan's weaknesses. He has shifted to a tougher stance on immigration since quitting the government.
Priti Patel - The former home secretary is seen as one of the more traditional right-wing MPs in the party.
Tom Tugendhat - He is regarded highly among the One Nation group of moderate Tory MPs. He ran to be Tory leader after Mr Johnson was ousted, but was knocked out of the race early.
David Cameron - Lord Cameron was brought in by Mr Sunak to be foreign secretary in what was a shock return to frontline politics. A return as party leader would be even more of a shock - and should be viewed as a remote possibility at this stage.
When is the new parliament meeting?
The new parliament will meet for the first time on 9 July.
One of its first tasks will be to elect the Speaker of the House Commons, a role held by Sir Lindsay Hoyle before parliament was dissolved pre-election.
The swearing-in of MPs will start then and can take two or three days.
MPs can only take their seats, take part in votes and debates and receive a salary once they have taken the oath or affirmation of allegiance to the King.
Then on 17 July, the state opening of parliament and the King's Speech will mark the official start of the new parliament.
The King's Speech is actually written by the government and gives it the opportunity to set out its priorities, including the laws it wants to get through parliament in the coming year.
After a break, the King's Speech is followed by speeches by the prime minister and leader of the opposition, and a debate. It culminates in a vote, which is largely symbolic - it's rare for a government to lose it.
Does the new government have to hold a budget?
A budget is needed if the government wants to raise taxes - something Labour pledged not to do for "working people" in its manifesto.
The party has ruled out increases to income tax, national insurance, corporation tax or any form of wealth tax.
Emergency budgets sometimes take place after general elections so the new government can announce changes to taxes and spending.
But in June, then shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves ruled out an emergency budget soon after the election.
She said Labour would "do things in a proper way", indicating a budget would be announced some time around September.
The Office for Budget Responsibility requires 10 weeks' notice to prepare an independent forecast ahead of a budget and Ms Reeves committed to not delivering a fiscal event without an OBR forecast.
When does recess start?
Parliament's summer recess is a period when neither the House of Commons nor the House of Lords meets to conduct business.
It normally runs from late July to early September. The exact dates of this year's break have not yet been announced.
Parliament would normally wrap up after the King's Speech, due to take place on 17 July.
But before the election, Labour indicated it would push back the summer recess for MPs until the end of July.
What will be at the top of Sir Keir's in-tray?
On day one, Sir Keir will meet the cabinet secretary, take some sobering moments to write the four "letters of last resort" every new prime minister must write to the commanders of Britain's nuclear submarines in the event of a deadly attack, and then get on with appointing his cabinet.
His chief of staff Sue Gray has been working intensively on preparing for government, including on a "shit list" of tricky issues they will have to tackle.
Among them is the prisons crisis, with UK jails nearly full and prison governors warning of public disorder if places are not freed up.
Public sector pay will be an early priority, with junior doctors going on strike the week before polling day and Labour promising to thrash out a resolution.
Universities say they are struggling to stay afloat and calling for an increase in fees, while Britain's biggest water company Thames Water is at risk of financial collapse.
Recommendations for new pay settlements with nurses, teachers and other public sector workers are traditionally agreed in July and will be at the top of cabinet ministers' inboxes, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimating these could cost £6-£7bn immediately.
Within days, the new prime minister heads to NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington - still in the glow of victory.
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