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London, October 26
Will Rishi Sunak’s family move to their new address 10 Downing Street? It remains uncertain as his wife and children have moved to their own house just six months ago in Kensington.
For the Sunak family, Downing Street is no new. As chancellor, the family was occupying 11 Downing Street and hence there would be no novelty value for them in moving into Number 10, the official residence of British Prime Minister.
10 Downing Street in London, also known colloquially in the United Kingdom as Number 10, is the official residence and executive office of the First Lord of the Treasury, usually, by convention, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Situated in Downing Street in the City of Westminster, London, Number 10 is over 300 years old and has approximately 100 rooms.
Rishi Sunak’s wife and children moved to their home in west London from Number 11 in April as it was closer to the school. Akshata Murty and the couple’s daughters Krishna and Anoushka chose to live in the family’s five-bedroomed townhouse in Kensington, west London rather than staying in the relatively cramped grace and favour flat in Downing Street.
Sunak split his time between his official residence and his family home. But the arrangement would not work now as he has landed to the top job.
A spokesman for the Conservative Party leader was unable to say where the family would live, but pointed out that in the last leadership contest he told an interviewer his family had been happy living in Downing Street and he expected to move them back there if he became prime minister.
The Metropolitan Police, which is responsible for the safety of prime ministers, is likely to urge Sunak to move his family into the secured Downing Street.
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