The Latest Breaking News from Downing Street

Watch live: Keir Starmer gives statement outside Downing Street for first time as prime minister

Downing Street remains quiet this morning (5 July), just hours after the Labour party won the general election in a landslide result.

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

Rishi Sunak says 'sorry' to public after Keir Starmer’s Labour wins UK election

Rishi Sunak on Friday apologised to the public after his Conservatives were trounced by Labour in the UK general election, saying he would step down as party leader. Prime Minister-elect Keir Starmer pledged to start a period of "national renewal" in the UK after Labour crossed the 326-seat threshold for…

France 24 · Jul 4, 2024

Watch live from 10 Downing Street as Britons vote in general election

Watch a live view of 10 Downing Street as Britons vote in the general election on Thursday 4 July.

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

Rishi Sunak aide placed bet on election date days before announcement

Exclusive: £100 bet placed in Montgomeryshire – the constituency of Craig Williams – over July poll

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024

Back to flat: GDP growth set to hit zero as the economy struggles to expand

Official numbers for April predicted to make grim reading in Downing Street and add to calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024

Nigel Farage reveals plan for 'reverse takeover' of the Conservative Party

NIGEL Farage has set out his goal for Reform UK to effectively take over the Conservative Party – and potentially put him in Downing Street.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2024

Rishi Sunak grilled over Partygate by worker whose mother died in pandemic

The prime minister was asked ‘how anyone can trust you’ by a man who was unable to visit his mother in hospital before she passed away in 2020 while parties were happening in Downing Street

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

David Cameron ‘wasted’ £60k to fly private jet to see ‘drenched Rishi’

DAVID CAMERON has been slammed for “wasting” taxpayers money “to watch a Prime Minister getting drenched at Downing Street”, after it was…

The National (Scotland) · May 25, 2024

'Basically feral': Top civil servant's damning views of Boris Johnson revealed

THE UK’s top civil servant has apologised for his “raw, in-the-moment” WhatsApp messages about Boris Johnson and Downing Street colleagues at…

The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2024

UK election called for 4 July – what happens next?

On a rainy afternoon in London, an increasingly damp Rishi Sunak confirmed what many had been speculating for most of the day in a speech outside 10 Downing Street – that the UK is heading for an election earlier than anticipated. Here’s what to expect in the weeks ahead.

The Conversation · May 22, 2024