UK political simulation game

Build your Cabinet.
Run the country.

Downing Draft puts you in Number 10. Choose your priorities, draft real British politicians and discover whether your government can hold together.

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Start with a free five-minute game in your browser. Govern through decisions, crises and elections in the app.

An example Cabinet in the app: Rishi Sunak as Chancellor, Yvette Cooper as Home Secretary, Margaret Beckett as Foreign Secretary and Patricia Hewitt as Health Secretary, with four other ministers. — A government formed in Downing Draft

Your fantasy government.
Difficult choices included.

Who would you trust with the Treasury? Who gets the NHS? Building your own government means deciding what matters, then finding the people to deliver it.

Choose your priorities

Decide what your government stands for. Public services, the economy, national security: you cannot put everything first.

Draft real politicians

Draw from modern British political history. Choose from the candidates offered and give each minister a place in your fantasy Cabinet.

Put your government to the test

Take decisions, handle the pressure and try to keep your Cabinet together. See how long you can last in Number 10.

In Office mode (app only)

Decline extra funding.
Your minister goes public.

A short walkthrough of one government’s funding dispute. These are real game screens.

Your minister wants more money.

Your hospital programme is falling behind. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt asks for extra funding to get it back on track. You refuse: the department must deliver within its existing budget.

Cabinet review: urgent-care delivery is six points behind schedule. The choices are to keep the existing budget or provide two units of extra funding. — App gameplay · 1 / 3

The Downing Report headline: Health Secretary challenges the funding settlement. Patricia Hewitt has taken the refused recovery funding to the press. — App gameplay · 1 / 3

Your minister wants more money. Your hospital programme is falling behind. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt asks for extra funding to get it back on track. You refuse: the department must deliver within its existing budget.

She takes the dispute to the press. At the next review, your Health Secretary publicly challenges the funding settlement. You still expect her programme to succeed. She wants everyone to know you refused to pay for its recovery.

Now the country is watching. Find the full funding, offer a smaller concession, defend the existing settlement or rebuke your minister for going public. The argument is no longer just about the budget. How will you handle it?

How long could you stay in Number 10?

Build a government now, or settle in for a longer political career.

In your browser

Five minutes. Your Cabinet. Your result.

Choose your priorities, make your appointments and see how long your government lasts. Free to start, with no sign-up.

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On iPhone & Android

Stay in office. Make the hard calls.

Keep governing beyond the draft. Set your programme, handle demands from ministers, respond to the press and face the electorate. The funding dispute above comes from this experience.

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Before you take office

Is this a game where I play as Prime Minister?

Yes. You choose your government’s priorities, appoint your Cabinet and take the decisions that shape your time in office. Can you deliver your promises and keep your government together?

Do I need to know a lot about UK politics?

No. Downing Draft is easy to pick up and play, with no prior knowledge of UK politics needed. You can jump straight in, choose your priorities and start building your Cabinet. If you want more guidance, read how to play or explore our UK government guides.

Are you affiliated with any political organisation?

No. Downing Draft is an independent UK political simulation game, made for entertainment only. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any political party, politician, government or political organisation, and we do not promote any party, candidate or policy.

Build your Cabinet.Run the country.

Your fantasy government.Difficult choices included.