Downing Street
noun
: the British Prime Minister or the British government
Downing Street and the White House are currently discussing the issue.
Note: The term Downing Street comes from the address of the official home of the British Prime Minister at Number 10 Downing Street in London.
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Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red budget box outside her office on Downing Street in London, Britain October 30, 2024.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday morning, just hours before Reeves delivered her maiden speech, British newspapers ran a picture of the Chancellor at work in her Downing Street office.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit
Downing Street has insisted that the topic is not on the agenda.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Two paintings by the Portuguese painter Paula Rego have replaced portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the UK Prime Minister, the Telegraph reports.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday morning, just hours before Reeves delivered her maiden speech, British newspapers ran a picture of the Chancellor at work in her Downing Street office.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit
Downing Street has insisted that the topic is not on the agenda.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Two paintings by the Portuguese painter Paula Rego have replaced portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the UK Prime Minister, the Telegraph reports.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Downing Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Downing%20Street. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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