The Latest Breaking News from Downing Street

Once Sue Gray became the story, it was clear she had to go

Starmer had to choose between his chief of staff and the architect of Labour’s election victory, Morgan McSweeney

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

Sue Gray quits as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff over 'distraction' fears

Gray said she was standing down because it had ‘become clear to me that intense commentary around my position risked becoming a distraction’

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2024

Boris Johnson says he regrets apologising for Partygate

Former PM says he does not think Downing Street officials ‘set out’ to break the rules

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2024

Cabinet ministers call for Jonathan Ashworth role at 10 Downing Street after weeks of infighting

Senior party figures want the former Leicester MP to be given key post after party squanders electoral honeymoon over rivalry and free gifts row

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

Starmer facing calls for an investigation into gifts from Lord Alli after £16,000 in new clothing revealed

Sir Keir Starmer has been under intense scrutiny over donations from Lord Alli including thousands of pounds worth of clothing

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2024

First photo of Sir Keir Starmer's new Downing Street kitten Prince released ahead of Labour conference

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has introduced a new Siberian kitten named Prince to Downing Street.

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2024

Keir Starmer vows to protect public services from fresh austerity

Prime minister insists he offers more than ‘doom and gloom’ but admits that leaks and squabbles are damaging the Downing Street operation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

No 10 fears ICC will ask UK to sign Benjamin Netanyahu arrest warrant

Downing Street said to be concerned by political fallout at moment of extreme tension in Middle East

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024

How UK leaders’ spouses have negotiated clothing in the media age

Not all prime ministerial partners have followed in Keir and Victoria Starmer’s footsteps

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Starmer will not be investigated over undeclared £5,000 donation for wife’s dresses

Downing Street has said that Parliament’s standards watchdog will not investigate whether Sir Keir Starmer broke rules by not declaring clothes gifted to his wife by Labour donor Lord Waheed Alli

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024