No 10 denies dragging king into politics after visit to Cornwall with Starmer and Rayner

Government says timing of trip to sustainable community' days before major housing announcement is a coincidence

Downing Street has said King Charles was not at risk of being dragged into politics after he took Keir Starmer and the Labour leader's deputy on a tour of a housing project in Cornwall.

In a rare joint engagement between the monarch and political leaders, the trio visited Nansledan, a 120-hectare extension to the seaside town of Newquay, as a result of their shared interest in modern housing developments.