 Black Arkansans' rights can still be safeguarded by other means. That other law was once part of the protections in the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. Hansi Lewong, NPR News. The UK's new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, took office today after meeting with King Charles, promising a renewal in Britain. Changing a country is not like flicking a switch. The world is now a more volatile place. This will take a while.