Downing Street
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Downing Street is a street in Westminster in London that houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. In a cul-de-sac situated off Whitehall, it is 200 metres (660 ft) long, and a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament. Downing Street was built in the 1680s by Sir George Downing.
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Downing Street apologises after meat and alcohol served at Diwali celebration Downing Street has apologised after meat and alcohol were served at its annual Diwali celebration.Sky News - Published | |
'No plans' for Starmer to meet with Taliban at COP29 Sir Keir Starmer has "no plans" to meet with the Taliban during the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, Downing Street said.Sky News - Published | |
Starmer did not break rules when using Labour donor's penthouse to film COVID video, says No 10 Downing Street has said Sir Keir Starmer did not break any rules when he used Lord Alli's London penthouse to record a COVID-era broadcast urging people to "work from home".Sky News - Published | |
Single-person council tax discount will not be axed, Downing Street suggests The Treasury will not axe the single-person council tax discount, Downing Street has indicated.Sky News - Published | |
Downing Street dismisses French minister's claim illegal migrants 'rarely expelled' from UK Downing Street has dismissed a French minister's accusation migrants were crossing the Channel because they are "rarely expelled" from the UK.Sky News - Published | |
Starmer will need to show progress on his missions amid the bleak picture he has painted Cast your mind back to the heady days of early July, as a beaming Sir Keir Starmer swept into Downing Street to a cheering crowd and the promise of "change".Sky News - Published | |
'No rules' to prevent Labour donor and peer getting Number 10 pass, party chair says There were "no rules" to stop Labour giving donor Lord Waheed Alli a Downing Street pass, the party's chair has told Sky News.Sky News - Published | |
Giving workers right to switch off could boost economy - No 10 Giving workers the "right to switch off" is key to productivity and could boost economic growth, Downing Street said.Sky News - Published | |
New government to unveil more than 35 bills in King's SpeechThe new Labour government will unveil more than 35 bills during the first King's Speech of its tenure, Downing Street has said.Sky News - Published | |
Change at 10, Downing Street renews hope of FTA movementIndiaTimes - Published | |
'The Labour Party has won this general election': Sunak concedes defeatRishi Sunak has conceded defeat in the general election - putting Sir Keir Starmer on course to enter Downing Street as the country's first Labour prime minister in 14 years.Sky News - Published | |
Sunak's most senior adviser interviewed by Gambling Commission in election bets probeRishi Sunak's most senior adviser in Downing Street has been interviewed in the investigation into bets by Conservatives on the date of the general election.Sky News - Published | 'How can anyone trust you? - Sunak challenged over COVID parties by man who lost his motherRishi Sunak has been challenged over COVID parties in Downing Street while out on the campaign trail for the general election.Sky News - Published |
Three police officers injured and 40 people arrested after disorder at protest near Downing StreetThree police officers were injured and 40 people were arrested after disorder broke out at a protest near Downing Street on Tuesday night.Sky News - Published | Mother of Manchester Arena bombing victim to walk to Downing Street to demand new lawThe mother of one of the Manchester Arena bombing victims will begin a 200-mile walk from the spot her son was killed to Downing Street to demand stronger protections against terrorism.Sky News - Published |
'I've read enough Liz Truss books': Minister snubs ex-PM's new memoirA government minister has said she won't be reading Liz Truss's memoir of her brief time in Downing Street as "that's a period I'm not interested in re-visiting".Sky News - Published | How Sue Gray's friends and foes could shape Sir Keir Starmer's Downing StreetSue Gray's ascension to the Labour Party - from civil service partygate investigator to Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff - has delighted and rankled colleagues in equal measure.Sky News - Published |
The day Harold Wilson's mistress caught the eye of a controversial US presidentJanet Hewlett-Davies, the Downing Street deputy press secretary who it's claimed had a secret affair with Harold Wilson in the 1970s, caught the eye of a controversial American president.Sky News - Published | Barack Obama pays surprise visit to Downing StreetBarack Obama has paid a surprise visit to Rishi Sunak.Sky News - Published |
PM will call snap election if 10 Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK, top Tory claimsRishi Sunak will call a snap general election if 10 Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK, a top Tory with close links to Downing Street has claimed.Sky News - Published | As Galloway the disrupter steals Sunak's thunder, MPs worry for their futureIt's quite a day when the prime minister gives a speech on the steps of Downing Street saying that democracy is under threat - and it's not even clear that's the most important event that happened in..Sky News - Published |
'Our democracy is a target': PM rails against 'extremist forces trying to tear us apart' in Downing Street addressRishi Sunak has railed against "extremist forces trying to tear us apart" during a Downing Street address to the nation.Sky News - Published | West End show 'carefully considering' black-only nights after criticism from PMProducers of a West End show are "carefully considering" holding evenings aimed at black-only audiences following criticism from Downing Street.Sky News - Published |
Downing Street condemns 'from river to the sea' projection on Big BenDowning Street has condemned protesters for projecting "from the river to the sea" onto Big Ben during a pro-Palestinian rally on Wednesday night.Sky News - Published | Rishi Sunak stuck to his new slogan relentlessly - but some MPs believe it backfired spectacularlyRishi Sunak's message at his Downing Street news conference was "stick to the plan". But his strategy was to stick to the script - relentlessly.Sky News - Published |
Downing Street insists legacy asylum claims cleared - despite thousands remainingDowning Street has insisted that the prime minister has achieved his target of clearing the legacy backlog of asylum claims, despite the government's own data showing that 4,537 remain.Sky News - Published | The ministers Downing Street trusts the most to face the publicGrant Shapps and Mark Harper are the most trusted public faces of this government, according to new research for the Politics at Jack and Sam's podcast.Sky News - Published |
UK officials eye legally blocking Elgin Marbles returning as Sunak 'cancels' Greek PM meetingGovernment officials have discussed legal ways they could block any export of the Elgin marbles, Sky News understands, as Downing Street cancelled a meeting between the prime minister and his Greek..Sky News - Published | Downing Street admits to 'unfortunate mistake' on Northern Ireland Instagram postDowning Street has said it made a "mistake" after it uploaded a social media post celebrating Northern Ireland using the Irish tricolour.Sky News - Published |
Return of a big beast from the Tory past will test Sunak's claim to be 'change candidate'David Cameron walking up Downing Street to be appointed foreign secretary was the twist no one expected - the character from the end of season one brought back for the finale.Sky News - Published | Jaishankar prays for peace at Swaminarayan Mandir in London on DiwaliIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London for Diwali and expressed his prayers for the peace and prosperity of the Indian community worldwide. He..IndiaTimes - Published |
UK PM Sunak hosts Jaishankar at Downing Street for Diwali teaBritish PM Rishi Sunak and his wife hosted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his wife for Diwali tea at Downing Street. Jaishankar's visit aims to review bilateral ties and give new impetus to..IndiaTimes - Published | UK prime minister Rishi Sunak welcomes guests from Hindu community to Downing Street ahead of DiwaliUK prime minister Rishi Sunak celebrated Diwali with guests from the Hindu community at Downing Street. In a post on the UK prime minister's office's official handle, it was mentioned that Diwali..IndiaTimes - Published |
What we learned from the COVID inquiry this weekThe COVID inquiry took a political turn this week when a number of key figures who served in Downing Street during the pandemic faced questioning from the probe's lawyers.Sky News - Published | Hancock's 'jarring' level of 'nuclear confidence' was a 'problem' during COVID, inquiry toldMatt Hancock showed "nuclear levels" of confidence at the start of the COVID pandemic - and "regularly" told colleagues in Downing Street things "they later discovered weren't true" - according to a..Sky News - Published |
Elon Musk set for Downing Street talks with PMElon Musk will head to Downing Street for talks with Rishi Sunak today following the prime minister's AI safety summit.Sky News - Published | No 10 in 'complete chaos' as COVID hit and vulnerable 'appallingly neglected' - CummingsThere was no shielding plan early in the pandemic and vulnerable groups were "appallingly neglected" as a "fatalistic" approach took hold in Downing Street, Dominic Cummings has claimed.Sky News - Published |
Cummings and other ex-Johnson advisers to give evidence to COVID Inquiry next weekDominic Cummings, Martin Reynolds and Lee Cain are among the former Downing Street employees who will be giving evidence to the COVID Inquiry next week.Sky News - Published | 'The wallpaper was yellow, not gold': Boris Johnson's Downing Street decorator addresses 'missed opportunity'The designer who refurbished Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat has spoken out about the "missed opportunity" to promote British craftwork after being caught up in 'Partygate' and the scandal around..Sky News - Published |
Man who drove 'at speed' into Downing Street gates in an 'attack on democracy' avoids prisonA man who drove "at speed" into the gates of Downing Street in an incident described by a judge as an "attack on democracy" has avoided prison.Sky News - Published | Akshata Murty gives update on Larry the Cat in rare interview about life at Downing StreetLarry the cat, or Nova the dog? A hidden power struggle has been raging behind the scenes at Number 10 - and one has come out on top.Sky News - Published |
Government refuses to guarantee second leg of HS2 will go aheadDowning Street has refused to guarantee the HS2 railway line will run to Manchester as planned amid reports Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are in talks about scrapping the project's second stage.Sky News - Published | Downing Street 'committed' to triple lock protection for pensions despite cost concernsDowning Street has said it remains "committed" to the pensions triple lock amid a debate about its cost to the public purse.Sky News - Published |
Downing Street backs Lee Anderson's 'go back to France' commentDowning Street has defended Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson after he said asylum seekers who don't want to be housed in barges should "f*** off back to France".Sky News - Published | Government cuts ties with Greenpeace after anti-oil protest at PM's mansionGovernment departments should cut ties with Greenpeace following the charity's protest at Rishi Sunak's empty mansion last week, Downing Street said.Sky News - Published |
Energy bosses meet with Grant Shapps amid debate over future of net zeroUK energy chiefs will gather in Downing Street today to discuss net zero as a debate rages in both main parties about the future of green policies.Sky News - Published | Chancellor questions conduct of NatWest chief executiveNatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose is under acute pressure after Downing Street and the chancellor of the exchequer questioned her conduct in discussing Nigel Farage’s banking arrangements with..Sky News - Published |
Biden to meet PM in Downing Street and have tea with the King during UK visitJoe Biden will meet Rishi Sunak in Downing Street before having tea with King Charles during his visit to the UK.Sky News - Published | Johnson denied special access to parliament as MPs endorse report which said he liedBoris Johnson has been stripped of special access to parliament after MPs endorsed the privileges committee's report that he lied about parties in Downing Street during the COVID pandemic.Sky News - Published |
