The prime minister's official spokesperson or alternatively prime minister's official spokesman/spokeswoman is a position in the British Civil Service, located in the Prime Minister's Office in 10 Downing Street and used by the British prime minister to convey information to the public. The prime minister's official spokesperson usually addresses a small group of press and media correspondents, known as lobby correspondents, each morning to deliver statements on current events on behalf of the prime minister. Tom Wells has held the position since October 2025.
List of prime minister's spokespeople Spokesperson Years Prime Minister Alastair Campbell 1997–2001 Tony Blair Godric Smith 2001–2004 Tom Kelly 2004–2007 Michael Ellam 2007–2009 Gordon Brown Simon Lewis 2009–2010 Steve Field 2010–2012 David Cameron Jean-Christophe Gray 2012–2015 Helen Bower 2015–2016 2016–2017 Theresa May James Slack 2017–2019 2019–2021 Boris Johnson Jamie Davies (Acting) 2021 Max Blain 2021–2022 2022 Liz Truss 2022–2023 Rishi SunakDavid Pares2023–2024 2024–2025 Keir Starmer Tom Wells 2025–2026 Keir Starmer 2026–present Andy Burnham
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Prime Minister's Office: press briefings