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=== 1990–present === [[File:Downing Street setting a Christmas tree for 2021 Christmas (version 2).jpg|thumb|upright|Christmas tree outside Number 10 in 2021]] The work done by Erith and Terry in the 1960s and 1980s represents the most extensive remodelling of Number 10 in recent times. Since 1990 when the Terry reconstruction was completed, repairing, redecorating, remodelling, and updating the house has been ongoing as needed. The [[Downing Street mortar attack|IRA mortar attack]] in February 1991 led to extensive work being done to repair the damage (mostly to the garden and exterior walls) and to improve security. In the summer of 1993 windows were rebuilt and in 1995 computer cables installed. In 1997, the building was remodelled to provide extra space for the prime minister's greatly increased staff.{{sfn|Seldon|1999|p=37}} To accommodate their large families, both [[Tony Blair]] and [[David Cameron]] chose to live in the private residence above Number 11 rather than the smaller one above Number 10. In 2010, the Camerons completely modernised the 50-year-old private kitchen in Number 11. In March 2020, [[Boris Johnson]] refurbished the residential apartment at Number 11. [[Downing Street refurbishment controversy|This became the subject of public controversy]], and an [[Electoral_Commission_(United_Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] inquiry took place into the financing of the refurbishment.<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 April 2021|title=Electoral Commission to investigate Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat renovations|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-56915307|access-date=29 April 2021|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429030503/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-56915307|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2023, a car was driven into the Downing Street gates. [[Rishi Sunak]] was present inside the residences at the time. A man was arrested by police and the car crash was not terrorism-related.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-26/man-arrested-car-crash-downing-st-pm-office/102395402|title=Man arrested after crashing car into Downing Street gates in London|newspaper=ABC News|date=25 May 2023|via=www.abc.net.au|access-date=26 May 2023|archive-date=26 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526085059/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-26/man-arrested-car-crash-downing-st-pm-office/102395402|url-status=live}}</ref>
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