Letter addressed to Theresa May ends up at rented flats 3.5 miles away after postie misread 10 Downing Street for DANBURY Street
Despite the envelope clearing stating 'Ms Theresa May, PM', the letter was delivered to a basement flat in Islington
A LETTER addressed to Prime Minister Theresa May was delivered 3.5 miles away to a rented London flat - after the postie confused 10 Downing Street with DANBURY Street.
Technology consultant Sam Bass was surprised to discover the Conservative leader's post lying in his hallway this weekend - despite "Ms Theresa May, PM" clearly written on the envelope.
The letter, delivered by Royal Mail from a north west Midlands address, managed to arrive through the letterbox of 10 Danbury Street in Islington, north London, as opposed to the famous black door in Westminster on November 19.
It was only discovered this weekend by Sam, who has since re-posted the letter to the PM.
He said: "I'm in rented accommodation so we often get letters addressed to previous tenants.
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"I decided to go through the post that had not been taken and was quite surprised to see one for Theresa May.
"I showed my housemates but it would not have been for them - I live with a 'Marco' and an 'Emily', neither of which look like 'Theresa'.
"I can perhaps understand why the postman got the address mixed up because the handwriting is quite poor and they look similar.
"But the recipient's name is unmistakable.
"And as far as I'm aware, the Prime Minister has never lived here."
He added: "I'm sure there's probably nothing confidential inside. But it's just as well it didn't get delivered to somebody less honest."
Royal Mail spokeswoman Sally Hopkins said: "We would like to apologise for this delivery error.
"Every item of mail is important to us and staff are being reminded to check mail thoroughly before delivery."
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