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No10 Butler

The PMOS told journalists that the stories about the Downing Street "butler" could best be described by a four-letter word – TOSH! This post had existed under every Prime Minister for as long as people could remember. It was essentially the person who looked after the public side of the Downing Street operation, and had nothing to do with the family of the Prime Minister.

Asked further about the job description, and why was it called a new post, the PMOS replied that it was described as such because the new person would take on extra responsibilities, within the House, rather than for the Prime Minister’s family. This was a House manager post – it was someone who would look after all the guests that came into No10, and all the public events. The PMOS said wrong, wrong, wrong!

Put that was it not the No10 House manager who brought the Prime Minister his cup of tea in the morning, and interrupted at that point by someone else suggesting that it was the PMOS that did so, the PMOS said no! As people knew, it was Monica and Vera’s job!

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