The prime minister has switched on the Christmas tree lights outside 10 Downing Street.
Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty greeted a school choir outside Number 10 and were treated to Christmas carols, including O Come, All Ye Faithful.
Report by Jonesia.
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