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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton Environment reporter

No hosepipe ban at No 10, as ministers call for water restrictions

A gardener watering a hanging basket of flowers outside 10 Downing Street in 2020.
A gardener watering a hanging basket of flowers outside 10 Downing Street in 2020. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Downing Street has no plan to put a hosepipe ban in place in and around the prime minister’s residence, the Guardian can reveal, despite ministers calling for water companies to enforce restrictions.

Thames Water, which supplies No 10, said on Tuesday it would be putting water rationing in place in the coming weeks due to the extended dry conditions.

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