Boris Johnson will head off for "a bit of a break" at the Prime Minister's grace and favour mansion Chequers this week to relax with family.
The PM will be relaxing at the rural retreat in the Chilterns this Easter as Chancellor Rishi Sunak faces a storm of questions over his family's tax affairs.
A No 10 spokeswoman said the intention is for the Prime Minister to “get some rest and spend some time with family”.
He will continue to receive updates, particularly on Ukraine, and will be participating in meetings throughout, she said.
The low key break is a contrast to some of the PM's previous jaunts, which include trips to a luxury Spanish villa in sunny Marbella and a New Year getaway to the Caribbean island of Mustique in 2019, which was controversially funded by Tory donors.
It came as Downing Street confirmed that the Prime Minister had agreed for Lord Geidt - his adviser on ministerial interests - to scrutinise Mr Sunak's conduct.
The Chancellor dramatically requested an inquiry into his own actions on Sunday night as he sought to fend off questions about his multi-millionaire family's financial affairs.
Lord Geidt has previously investigated the Prime Minister himself over the funding of the luxury revamp of his No11 flat.
In a letter to the PM, Mr Sunak asked that Lord Geidt should review all his declarations of interest since he became a minister in 2018 to ensure they had been properly stated.
He said he was confident he had acted appropriately at all times, but his "overriding concern" was that the public should have confidence in the answers.
The row centres on the revelation that Mr Sunak's wife Akshata Murty paid £30,000 a year to the British Government to retain non-dom status, which legally allows people domiciled abroad to avoid paying UK tax on overseas income.
But she bowed to intense political pressure on Friday and said she will now pay UK tax on her foreign income.
Ms Murty holds a 0.91% stake in Indian IT giant Infosys, founded by her billionaire father Naranya Murty, worth an estimated £700 million.
Her non-dom status meant she was not required by law to pay UK tax on an estimated £11.6 million in dividends per year - instead paying tax in India.
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