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Downing Street

noun

  1. a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
  2. the British prime minister and cabinet.


Downing Street

/ ˈ岹ʊɪŋ /

noun

  1. a street in W central London, in Westminster: official residences of the British prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer
  2. informal.
    the prime minister or the British Government
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Downing Street1

named after Sir George Downing (1623–84), English statesman
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The home secretary at the time, Suella Braverman, who appeared in the video, called his criticism "offensive" and "lazy", while Downing Street said it was "not acceptable".

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I recently attended Downing Street to present a petition to the government to end the postcode lottery for gluten-free prescriptions in my role as an ambassador for the charity Coeliac UK.

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The prime minister stressed his commitment to "free and open trade and the importance of protecting the national interest", a Downing Street spokesperson said.

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The trust's Living Legends petition, which aims to secure such status for heritage trees, and which attracted more than 100,000 signatures, was handed in to Downing Street in November.

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Downing Street defended the principle of parliamentary privilege following the court's ruling.

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