Rishi’s Richmond flourish in No. 10

During Boris Johnson’s tenure, No 10. Downing Street seemed to anthropomorphise into being political actors itself. From partygate to wallpapergate, Britain’s most famous address frequently featured in the headlines amid a myriad of Brexit and Covid dramas. So perhaps it is no surprise then that Rishi Sunak has already begun putting his stamp on the building and making the house feel like home.

Mr S can reveal that the Prime Minister has raided the Government Art Collection to hang an eighteenth century print of ‘The South West Prospect of Richmond’ on his walls, in a nod to his Yorkshire constituency. Other artwork now proudly displayed in No. 10 include Graham Sutherland’s painting ‘Origins of the Land No.1′ – created for the Festival of Britain in 1951 – and Chila Kumari Singh Burman’s ‘Bengal Tiger Van’ in a nod to a British Indian ice cream salesman of the 1960s.

More modern millenial touches are provided by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones’ painting ‘Poetic Feet’ and Louise Giovanelli’s print ‘Ambia I’.