Meaning of Downing Street | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A street leading off Whitehall in Westminster, London containing the residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2. The British government.
   broadly, metonymically
3. Either 10 Downing Street or 11 Downing Street.
   broadly

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Examples

“Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack an “appalling incident” that was “deeply concerning”, while Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood said she was “saddened” and urged people to avoid⟳ comment⟳ and speculation. Downing Street is keen to quell rumours spreading online following an incident in Southport in 2024, when the murder⟳ of three young girls sparked days of riots across the country.”

“For all his faults and grandstanding, however, Prescott genuinely cared - and his ambitious plans for tram schemes and railway extensions were stymied by lack of support⟳ from Downing Street.”

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