All news on the topic: Downing Street

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Downing Street suggests Netanyahu could be arrested in the UK following ICC warrant
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the war in Gaza.
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No 10 declines to confirm whether Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift at a London concert
PM’s official spokesperson denies any conflict of interest and says decision to offer pop star VIP protection was made by police
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Starmer’s new chief of staff plans to implement ’radical changes’ to No. 10 operations
Sources say Morgan McSweeney plans slew of changes as PM attempts to shore up top team after months of rows
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Sue Gray resigns as chief of staff at Downing Street
The departure of the top civil servant and partygate investigator comes following weeks of negative briefing and infighting that overshadowed Labour’s party conference in Liverpool.
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Shameless Boris Johnson says he regrets saying sorry over Partygate
The disgraced former PM declined to comment on whether he regretted apologizing to the Queen over celebrations held on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral.
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Starmer removed a portrait of Margaret Thatcher, explaining he dislikes "pictures of people staring down at him"
Keir Starmer removed a portrait of Margaret Thatcher from the No. 10 study, citing his dislike for "pictures of people staring down at him." He also revealed his family’s new Siberian kitten is named Prince.
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Germany is considering a Rwanda deportation plan, potentially using UK facilities, after Labour scrapped the scheme in the UK
Downing Street said it would not comment on the discussions between two foreign governments.
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Keir Starmer to hold emergency Downing Street press conference
Keir Starmer will address the nation at 4pm after gathering police chiefs in Downing Street after a second night of violence in the wake of the Southport tragedy
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Keir Starmer is ’proud’ to have the most cabinet ministers from comprehensive schools ever
Speaking from Downing Street on his first full day as Prime Minister, he vowed to start the work of rebuilding Britain at pace - kicking off with a tour of the UK’s four nations.
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Removal vans spotted outside No10 as Rishi Sunak forced out
Rishi Sunak is moving out of Downing Street after resigning as Prime Minister following the Conservative Party’s devastating defeat at the General Election
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The Tories’ biggest legacy went unnoticed by many
Five years ago this week, in the teeth of the Brexit wars, an outgoing Tory prime minister was looking for a legacy. Theresa May settled on net zero —and now it’s on Labour to keep that target alive.
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Rishi Sunak spent £50 of taxpayer money on a custom ’stopped’ stamp for a gimmicky pre-election video
The prime minister sent a Downing Street staffer on the hunt in London for an ink-stamp in the shape of the word ‘stopped’ before slapping it on examples of visa applicants he was barring from Britain
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Rishi Sunak to hold surprise Downing Street press conference this morning
Rishi Sunak to address the nation from Downing Street before MPs and peers are expected to finally pass the Government’s Rwanda Bill later today following delays
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Former Prime Minister ‘had an affair with staff member while in Downing Street’
An adviser to Harold Wilson has revealed that the former PM had an affair with his deputy press secretary while in Downing Street. Joe Haines agreed with former adviser Bernard Donoughue to reveal Harold Wilson’s affair with Janet Hewlett-Davies due to its importance to the ‘historical record’. The bombshell was revealed on Wednesday evening during an interview with The Times newspaper – and this morning Lord Donoughue told the BBC they agreed to reveal the 50-year-old secret following Ms Hewlett-Davies’ death last October. ‘We kept it secret because we thought it would be used damagingly against him at that time,’ Lord Donoughue said. ‘There’s no reason for that now, and we waited until they had both died – Wilson some time ago and Janet just a few months ago, and so I felt as a sometime historian this was important to go in the historical record of Harold Wilson.’ Lord Donoughue said the then-prime minister had cryptically confessed the affair to him during a walk around Number 10 towards the end of his premiership. ‘He, in a very Wilsonian way, because he wasn’t a very direct person, he said he was very pleased I was a friend of Janet,’ he explained. ‘So I, knowing him, know that he would not have raised that unless he had got some interest or concern, so I knew that he was asking me: did I know about him and Janet?