Already last year, the then-new British PM was in hot water for taking down the portrait of Margaret Thatcher (after public pressure reportedly rehung in another location) from her former study at No. 10 Downing Street after calling it “unsettling.” Then paintings of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh also got the heave-ho. Likewise William Shakespeare. And now, the full list of what’s been removed—and what’s replaced it—has become public.
British PM Keir Starmer has removed 69 paintings of British royalty, Churchill and Shakespeare inside Downing Street, the official residence of the British PM.
Paintings of notable British historical figures have instead been replaced with ‘woke’ modern art reflecting… pic.twitter.com/sPMf89Uqo9
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 13, 2025
Some of the ‘diverse art’ that leftist British Prime Minister Kier Starmer has replaced scores of historical portraits of British cultural figures with inside 10 Downing St.
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— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) April 14, 2025
“It’s presumably just because he can’t stand to be surrounded by British historical culture,” Modernity News commented.
