To mark the Gardeners’ Question Time special – in which we invited a small audience to watch the programme recorded at Number 10 Downing Street – we offer a rare glimpse into the building ...

1) The door of Downing Street hasn’t always been black ... The door can only be opened from the inside and there is no chance of ever losing the keys, as there’s no keyhole!

Sir Keir Starmer has held his first press conference in the newly revamped Downing Street briefing room, following a “politically neutral” refurbishment costing the taxpayer £80,000.