Blue panels have been removed from Downing Street’s press briefing room in an effort to make it a ‘politically neutral setting’.

Keir Starmer has held his first press conference in the Downing Street briefing room after up to £80,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on a "politically neutral" refurbishment.

Sir Keir Starmer has held his first press conference in the Downing Street briefing room after up to £80,000 of taxpayers’ money was spent on a “politically neutral” refurbishment. The room ...

Labour has spent up to £80,000 removing all traces of Tory blue from the Downing Street briefing room. ... but the room was used regularly for press conferences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The UK government has spent up to £80,000 to make Downing Street’s press briefing room a “politically neutral setting”. The briefing room, in Number 9 Downing Street, was refurbished during ...

Sir Keir Starmer has held his first press conference in the Downing Street briefing room after up to £80,000 of taxpayers’ money was spent on a “politically neutral” refurbishment. The room ...

January 07, 2025 at 1:20pm GMT. The Government has spent up to £80,000 to make Downing Street’s press briefing room a “politically neutral setting”.

The Government has spent up to £80,000 to make Downing Street’s press briefing room a “politically neutral setting”. The briefing room, in Number 9 Downing Street, was refurbished during ...

The briefing room, in Number 9 Downing Street, was refurbished during December. The blue panels which had formed the backdrop to the press conference stage have been replaced with wood panels with ...