{"id":63560,"date":"2026-10-26T20:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/keir-starmers-government-discussed-moving-out-of-10-downing-street\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:52:46","slug":"keir-starmers-government-discussed-moving-out-of-10-downing-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/keir-starmers-government-discussed-moving-out-of-10-downing-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer’s government discussed moving out of 10 Downing Street"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The building was given to Robert Walpole, widely regarded as the UK’s first prime minister, by King George III in 1732.<\/p>\n

Lord Walker, the boss of supermarket Iceland and a former adviser to Sir Keir, told the Financial Times on Friday that Number 10 was no longer “fit for purpose”.<\/p>\n

He said: “I think we should turn it into residences, or a museum. It’s a national treasure. It’s amazing. But it’s ridiculous.<\/p>\n

“It’s just a Stuart-era building, not fit for purpose. It has tiny, tiny meeting rooms, all on different levels. There are hazards.”<\/p>\n

Lyons, who led Sir Keir’s communications operation from October 2024 to September 2025, posted on LinkedIn that “Lord Walker is 100% right”.<\/p>\n

He added that staff were “deeply envious” of other departments and described Number 10 as a “gloomy, mice-infested, bomb-curtained rabbit warren”.<\/p>\n

Lyons added: “Moving out was something that was discussed when I was in 10 Downing Street.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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