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    Starmer removed Thatcher portrait as he dislikes ‘pictures of people staring down at him’



    PM reveals why he removed painting of late Tory leader from No 10 study, along with name of family’s new Siberian kitten – PrinceKeir Starmer urges Labour MPs to back ‘unpopular’ plan to cut winter fuel allowanceStarmer removed Thatcher portrait as he dislikes ‘pictures of people staring down’Keir Starmer has said that he ordered a portrait of Margaret Thatcher to be moved out of his Downing Street study not out of dislike for her, but because he dislikes working with pictures of anyone looking down at him.In another personal revelation in a BBC interview aired on Sunday morning, Starmer said the Siberian kitten acquired by the family as part of a deal negotiated by his children “for moving into Downing Street” had been called Prince. Continue reading…



    Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/08/starmer-removed-thatcher-portrait-siberian-klitten

    Author : Peter Walker

    Publish date : 2024-09-08 13:33:17

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