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The Prime Minister's Office, for which the terms Downing Street and Number 10 are metonyms, lies within the 10 Downing Street building and is part of the Cabinet Office. [5] It is staffed by civil servants and special advisers. 10 Downing Street is the property of His Majesty’s Government.
The role was re-introduced to Downing Street with the appointment of Jonathan Powell under Tony Blair, in 1997. At times the post has been left vacant, including for a time under Gordon Brown (from January 2008 to May 2010) and also for a time under Boris Johnson (from July 2019 to November 2020).
The prime minister's official spokesperson or alternatively prime minister's official spokesman/spokeswoman is a position in the United Kingdom's Civil Service, located in the Prime Minister's Office in 10 Downing Street and used by the British prime minister to convey information to the public.
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 .
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The Number 10 Policy Unit is a body of policymakers based in 10 Downing Street, providing policy advice directly to the British Prime Minister.Originally set up to support Harold Wilson in 1974, it has gone through a series of guises to suit the needs of successive prime ministers, staffed variously by political advisers, civil servants and more recently a combination of both.
Downing Street has been forced to apologised to British Hindus after meat and alcohol were served at an annual Diwali celebration.. No 10 said that a “mistake” had been made and pledged “it ...
The last time Mr Obama visited Downing Street was eight years ago in 2016. The former president met with then prime minister David Cameron at Number 10 for talks ahead of the Brexit vote.