9 Downing Street

The building was previously part of the more famous 10 Downing Street, which has been the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury since 1732.

[3] The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was based at 9 Downing Street until August 2009, when it moved to Middlesex Guildhall with the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

[4] In January 2020, the government began hosting lobby briefings at 9 Downing Street instead of the traditional location in the House of Commons.

[5][6] That year the building began undergoing a £2.6-million refurbishment in preparation for televised press briefings to be held.

[8] In the 1980s British satirical show Spitting Image, Adolf Hitler is presented as living at 9 Downing Street under the name of Herr Willcocks and offering political assistance to the unaware Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.