Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Meet the Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister in October 2022.
Rishi Sunak

History

10 Downing Street, the locale of British prime ministers since 1735, vies with the White House as being the most important political building anywhere in the world in the modern era. Behind its black door have been taken the most important decisions affecting Britain for the last 275 years.
The door of Number 10 Downing Street

Transparency

Greater transparency across government is at the heart of our commitment to let you hold politicians and public bodies to account.
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What we do

10 Downing Street is the official residence and the office of the British Prime Minister. The office helps the Prime Minister to establish and deliver the government’s overall strategy and policy priorities, and to communicate the government’s policies to Parliament, the public and international audiences.

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Contact Number 10

Prime Minister's Office enquiries

Emails can be sent to the Prime Minister’s Office using the link above. If you are emailing about an issue relating to the responsibilities of another Government Department or public authority then you should contact them directly.

Due to the exceptionally high volumes of emails being received at this time, the Prime Minister’s Office is only able to deal with those that relate directly to the Prime Minister. At this time we are not able to respond to emails that do not fall into this category or are of a general nature.

Please consider carefully whether your email is necessary and note that emails are not monitored throughout the day or at weekends.

Lessons at 10

Lessons at 10 is an initiative set up by Mrs Murty with the aim of providing children with the unique opportunity to experience what goes on behind the scenes of the famous black door of 10 Downing Street.

With the help of special guests, industry experts and incredible charitable organisations, Lessons at 10 hopes to bring education to life, encourage a love for learning and inspire children from across the UK.