Why UK PM Rishi Sunak, Akshata Murthy selected the smaller Downing Avenue flat as residence

Newly-appointed UK PM Rishi Sunak and spouse Akshata Murthy have opted to dwell within the smaller flat above No 10 Downing Avenue, stated his spokesperson. They’d earlier lived within the flat together with their two daughters when Sunak was the Chancellor to former PM Boris Johnson.

This comes as a deviation from what many prime ministers of current years selected – the flat above No 11 Downing Avenue, formally designated to the Chancellor however with a bigger house.

When requested why Sunak and his household selected the smaller No 10 Downing Avenue flat as an alternative, the spokesperson stated that they had been “very completely happy there”. The PM and his household may not even redecorate the flat. When requested if Sunak and household will redecorate the home, the PM’s press secretary stated, “Not that I’m conscious of”.

The No 10 Downing Avenue flat serves because the official residence of the prime minister, the PM’s workplace, and an area for the PM to entertain friends, world leaders and royalty.

Sunak was earlier requested in the course of the summer time management contest in August about his desire of residence. He had stated then too that they’d “most likely simply transfer again into the flat the place we used to dwell, to be sincere” if elected. “We’ve already embellished it and it is beautiful,” he stated.

The No 11 flat is an even bigger four-bedroom flat and is far bigger than the No 10 flat, which is why it grew to become the selection of a lot of Sunak’s predecessors. The primary PM to decide on the No 11 flat was Tony Blair and his spouse Cherie who swapped the house with the then single Gordon Brown.

The No 10 flat, although, is far bigger than it seems from the entrance. The BBC reported that there’s a “warren of rooms and staircases spreading from the corridor with the chequered ground instantly behind the entrance door”.

Sunak had vacated the flat after he resigned as Chancellor in April, and moved to their West London home.

Rishi Sunak is the youngest, and the primary Hindu prime minister of the UK.

(With PTI inputs)

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