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10 Downing Street. 10 Downing Street in London is the official residence and office of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. [2] Colloquially known as Number 10, the building is in Downing Street, off Whitehall in the City of Westminster. It is over 300 years old, is Grade I listed, [1] and contains approximately 100 rooms.
In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister's Office supports the work of the Prime Minister in his executive, parliamentary and party-political roles. [2] The office is located in 10 Downing Street and the terms Downing Street and Number 10 are often used as metonyms for the office itself. Technically the Prime Minister's Office is part of the ...
Number 10 Downing Street: Before 1733: The Countess of Yarmouth — 1688–1690 Lord Lansdowne — 1692–1696 Henry Nassau, Lord Overkirk, 1st Earl of Grantham Master of the Horse 1699–1703 Number 10 Downing Street, including the House at the Back: 1735 and After
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 ...
Larry (born c. January 2007) is a British domestic tabby cat who has been Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office at 10 Downing Street since 2011. He is cared for by Downing Street staff, and is not the personal property of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. Larry has lived at 10 Downing Street during the premierships of six prime ministers ...
March 18, 2024 at 1:12 PM. Barack Obama has visited Downing Street for a surprise meeting at No 10 with Rishi Sunak. The former US president - who served in the White House between 2009 and 2017 ...
The main lectern, paid for by the government, cost £4,175 to make [4] and was used for two addresses to the nation at 10 Downing Street, including the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the dismissal of Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer. [8][13] On her first day in office, the lectern was covered in a black bin bag due to the rain. [6]
Rishi Sunak’s mother-in-law Sudha Murty recently recalled an anecdote in which an immigration officer refused to believe her British residential address was 10 Downing Street.