Overview
- In recent posts on X the prime minister said meetings and remote work at the official residence count as official duties and that staying there reduces the number of Special Police officers needed for her movements.
- Independent reporting and schedule analysis showed she has spent a majority of weekends and holidays at the residence and has met finance ministry officials far less often than the last two premiers.
- A Bloomberg review found she held the fewest Cabinet office meetings of any prime minister in 14 years, a pattern commentators link to a more solitary, office-at-home routine.
- Her direct use of X instead of frequent traditional press engagement helped her win a large February victory but critics and opposition lawmakers now tie her residence-focused style to falling approval ratings and worries about transparency.
- The official residence is a 1929 brick building she moved into in December and security logistics factor into her choice to stay there; reduced in-person coordination with ministries could slow policy work and deepen public concern over government responsiveness.