Downing Street

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1. Downing Street - Noun

2. Downing Street - Proper noun

Meaning

the British government

a street of Westminster in London

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This is the second time in our history that there has come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with honour. I believe it is peace in our time. Neville Chamberlain

He was without any rival whatever, the first comic genius who ever installed himself in Downing Street. Michael Foot

We're leaving Downing Street for the last time after eleven-and-a-half wonderful years, and we're very happy that we leave the United Kingdom in a very, very much better state than when we came here eleven and a half years ago. Margaret Thatcher

When New Labour came to power, we got a Right-wing Conservative government. I came to realise that voting Labour wasn't in Scotland's interests any more. Any doubt I had about that was cast aside for ever when I saw Gordon Brown cosying up to Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street. Jimmy Reid

In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'. Tony Blair

I had this funny family. At one end, they were breeding dogs in south-east London - for greyhound racing - and at the other, my uncle was living in Downing Street. And I would actually go to Downing Street, which didn't strike me as funny. I'd get on the number 15 bus. Michael Moorcock

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