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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.
The houses had several distinguished residents. The Countess of Yarmouth lived at Number 10 between 1688 and 1689, Lord Lansdowne from 1692 to 1696 and the Earl of Grantham from 1699 to 1703. The diarist James Boswell took rooms in Downing Street during his stay in London during 1762–63 at a rent of £22 per annum. He records having dealings ...
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office[ a ] is the title of the official resident cat at 10 Downing Street, the residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in London. There has been a resident cat in the British government employed as a mouser and pet since the 16th century, although modern ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
10 Downing Street in London. Number 10 Downing Street is the residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.The headquarters of His Majesty's Government, it is situated on Downing Street in the City of Westminster in London, England.
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.