17 Facts About Downing Street

1. Downing Street said the Prime Minister had "constructive" phone conversations about her Brexit deal with trade union big beast Len McCluskey of Unite, a Brexit supporter and close confidant of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as well as Tim Roache of the GMB.

2. Downing Street is a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament.

3. Downing Street is a street in London, close to Whitehall and Buckingham Palace.

4. Downing Street thought members of that chamber would be natural tenants for his townhouses.

5. Downing Street had actually purchased a lease on land adjacent to the Downing Street mansion in 1654.

6. Downing Street has a long history of resident felines, including Munich Mouser, who served under Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill.

7. Downing Street said the prime minister had "constructive" phone conversations about her Brexit deal with trade union leader Len McCluskey of Unite, a Brexit supporter and close confidant of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as well as Tim Roache of the GMB.

8. Downing Street has slapped down Stephen Barclay after he sparked outrage from Tory MPs by saying they should avoid a second EU referendum if they want to end abuse from protesters.

9. Downing Street said the Prime Minister had "constructive" phone conversations about her Brexit deal with trade union big beast Len McCluskey of Unite, a Brexit supporter and close confidant of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as well as Tim Roache of the GMB.

10. Downing Street was both Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister at the time.

11. Downing Street records having dealings with prostitutes in the adjacent park.

12. Downing Street was a soldier and diplomat who served under Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II, and who invested in properties and acquired considerable wealth.

13. Downing Street declined to say whether the Brexit Secretary post had been offered to anyone else before the North-East Cambridgeshire MP, saying only: "He was the Prime Minister's choice.

14. Downing Street says reports of a Brexit deal should be 'taken with a bucket of salt'.

15. Downing Street was built in the 1680s by Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, on the site of a mansion, Hampden House.

16. Downing Street is a street in London that houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

17. Downing Street plays down speculation over Brexit financial services deal.