Editing 11 Downing Street (section)

==Recent occupancy==
When [[Tony Blair]] became Prime Minister in 1997 he chose to reside in Number 11, rather than Number 10, as it has a larger living area; Blair was living with his wife and their several young children, while [[Gordon Brown]], the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was still a bachelor.<ref>{{cite web | title=10 Downing Street Today | url=http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page7410.asp | access-date=29 May 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070607025140/http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page7410.asp| archive-date= 7 June 2007 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> In 2007, when Brown became Prime Minister, he at first chose to live in Number 11,<ref>{{Cite report|url=https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN03367|title=Ministerial Residences|first1=Michael|last1=Everett|first2=Keith|last2=Parry|date=21 July 2016|access-date=31 January 2020|via=researchbriefings.parliament.uk}}</ref> but soon moved back to Number 10.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/shortcuts/2016/aug/22/who-lives-no-9-downing-street-brexit|title=Who lives at No 9 Downing Street?|newspaper=The Guardian|date=22 August 2016| access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref>

Following the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], the incoming prime minister, [[David Cameron]], moved into 11, and [[George Osborne]] chose to remain in his [[Notting Hill]] home.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/georgeosborne/7855145/George-Osborne-spurns-Downing-Street-to-remain-a-Notting-Hill-Tory.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=George Osborne spurns Downing Street to remain a Notting Hill Tory | date=26 June 2010}}</ref> In early August 2011, Osborne moved into Number 10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3LrMh99XJ1Xsh7GtrvH1s8H/10-surprising-facts-about-number-10-downing-street|title=BBC Radio 4 – Gardeners' Question Time – 10 Surprising facts about Number 10 Downing Street|website=BBC|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>

[[Boris Johnson]] lived in Number 11, instead of his first and second Chancellor ([[Sajid Javid]] and [[Rishi Sunak]], respectively). In March 2020, Johnson refurbished the residential apartment at Number 11. An [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] inquiry investigated the financing of this 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}}</ref> This was known in the press as the [[Downing Street refurbishment controversy|Cash-for-Curtains scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cash for curtains: will No. 10 refurb inquiry end up costing PM? |url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/952681/cash-for-curtains-how-will-downing-street-refurb-inquiry-end |access-date=2 May 2021 |agency=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ivens |first1=Martin |title=Boris Johnson's Wallpaper Is a Gamble on Britain's Class Divisions |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-01/cash-for-curtains-boris-johnson-should-have-a-nicely-decorated-home |access-date=2 May 2021 |agency=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Allegretti |first1=Aubrey |title=Boris Johnson furious as inquiry launched into 'cash for curtains' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/28/boris-johnson-fury-inquiry-cash-for-curtains-electoral-commission-downing-street |access-date=2 May 2021 |agency=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Maise |first1=Desné |title=DESNÉ MASIE: Could the 'cash for curtains' scandal be the UK's Nkandla? |url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2021-05-02-desn-masie-could-the-cash-for-curtains-scandal-be-the-uks-nkandla/ |access-date=2 May 2021 |agency=Business Day}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BoJo 'Cash for Curtains' scandal: "Why lie and cover up in order to bring gaudy gold wallpaper?" |url=https://theglobalherald.com/news/bojo-cash-for-curtains-scandal-why-lie-and-cover-up-in-order-to-bring-gaudy-gold-wallpaper/ |access-date=2 May 2021 |agency=The Global Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Joe |title=Boris and Carrie may have to hand over personal emails to 'cash for curtains' inquiry |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/29/boris-johnson-and-carrie-symonds-may-have-to-hand-emails-to-electoral-commission-14491067/ |access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Woodcock |first1=Andrew |title=Labour seeks Commons standards probe into Boris Johnson flat funding |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-flat-standards-commissioner-b1839733.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-flat-standards-commissioner-b1839733.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2 May 2021 |agency=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Rishi Sunak broke with this by resuming residence in the smaller flat above Number 10.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />