The Latest Breaking News from Downing Street

Starmer cancels appointment of Gwyn Jenkins as national security adviser

Exclusive: PM’s decision seen by some in Whitehall as precursor for role going to more politically loyal candidate

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024

Sir Keir Starmer urged to reveal who gave Downing Street pass to Labour donor

Waheed Alli, who has donated more than £500,000 to Labour over the past 20 years, was given a pass to No 10

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

Downing Street draws up plans for announcing death of ‘chief mouser’ Larry the cat

Larry has become a beloved fixture of Downing Street, often seen outside the door to Number 10 during major political events

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

Jailed rioters could be freed early under overcrowded prison scheme, says No 10

Downing Street says there is no specific exclusion for those who took part in disorder after Southport knife attack

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray review – bureaucratic blabbermouth’s lurid disclosures

Downing Street’s chief of staff is imagined to be gossipy and gregarious in this wickedly silly show from the Starstruck comedian

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

British PM vows to quell violence in wake of deadly knife attack on children

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was on Monday to hold an emergency meeting in Downing Street after fresh far-right riots broke out across England at the weekend following last week's murder of three children.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 5, 2024

Cobra meeting to be held after weekend of escalating violence in England

DOWNING Street is expected to hold a Cobra emergency response meeting on Monday following violent riots in England and Northern Ireland over the…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 5, 2024

Putting a stop to far-right violence is an early, defining test of Keir Starmer’s mettle

The prime minister rightly frames the riots as a law and order issue, but he also needs to contend with the pernicious effects of online extremism

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024

Keir Starmer to give emergency press conference on far-right violence – how to watch

KEIR Starmer will hold an emergency press conference from Downing Street on Thursday afternoon in the wake of far-right violence across the UK ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 1, 2024

Keir Starmer confirms new violent disorder unit after ‘thugs’ rioted in wake of Southport attack – as it happened

As exclusively revealed by the Guardian, the PM has announced a new unit to deal with violent disorder in the wake of the Southport rioting

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024