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A heated pool, tennis court and orangery: Inside Chequers, the country retreat for British prime ministers

Chequers was gifted to the British state in 1921 and has been the country escape for each prime minister ever since, reports Ellie Muir

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Partygate: A timeline of lockdown gatherings

Partygate led to ‘self-reported’ reduction in people following lockdown rules over Christmas 2021, report finds

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Boris Johnson ‘hosted friend at Chequers’ while Covid rules in place – report

A spokesman for the former prime minister said the visit was ‘entirely lawful’.

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2023

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Boris Johnson ‘hosted friend at Chequers’ while Covid rules in place – old

A spokesman for the former prime minister said the visit was ‘entirely lawful’.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Boris and Carrie Johnson ‘hosted friend at Chequers to plan festival-themed wedding during Covid restrictions’

Indoor gatherings between different households were banned at the time of the stay, except when ‘reasonably necessary’

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Boris and Carrie Johnson ‘hosted friend at Chequers during Covid restrictions’

Exclusive: friend ‘helped the couple plan their wedding’ in May 2021 when restrictions on indoor gatherings in place

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

Diary entries show Richard Sharp among Boris Johnson's lockdown visitors

OUTGOING BBC chairman Richard Sharp has been named amongst the guests who allegedly visited Boris Johnson at Chequers despite lockdown prohibiting…

The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2023

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Who was at Chequers? Boris camp in panic mode over claims he hosted friends and family

Ex-PM ‘furious’ and ‘in despair’ over new scrutiny on events at his grace-and-favour country house during pandemic, friends say

The Independent UK · May 27, 2023

Boris Johnson tried to persuade Donald Trump to back Ukraine on US tour

Former PM has also been in Dallas, where he met the Republican governor of Texas and Las Vegas and made a lucrative speech

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023

Boris Johnson sitting on ‘ticking timebomb’ over new Partygate claims, say senior Tories

Exclusive: Ex-PM now ‘painfully on the rack’, says Michael Heseltine – as former aide gives him 5 out of 10 for morality

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Boris Johnson has questions to answer on Chequers party claims, says Starmer

Labour leader weighs in on controversy after Cabinet Office passed new allegations to police this week

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023

Parliament full of ‘nooks and crannies’ for MPs to have sex in, Boris Johnson ex-aide says

Cleo Watson has recently written her first novel which includes a scene depicting a couple in ‘flagrante’ at Chequers

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Who was at Chequers? Boris camp in panic mode over claims he hosted friends and family

Ex-PM ‘furious’ and ‘in despair’ over new scrutiny on events at his grace-and-favour country house during pandemic, friends say

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Undisclosed lockdown events occurred at both Downing Street and Chequers

AROUND a dozen previously undisclosed gatherings at both Chequers and Downing Street reportedly held during Covid have been referred to the police…

The National (Scotland) · May 25, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

Undisclosed Covid-era Johnson events occurred at both Chequers and Downing Street

As Johnson allies allege politically motivated stitch up, government sources say approximately 12 potentially illegal events were reported to police

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

No 10 denies Boris Johnson is victim of stitch-up after fresh Partygate claims

Supporters of former PM say decision to hand over evidence of gatherings at Chequers during Covid is ‘final straw’

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

Boris Johnson claims publication of Covid inquiry ruling unfairly implies he is holding back documents – as it happened

Boris Johnson letter complains process is ‘unfair’ towards him and confirms he is asking new lawyers to represent him

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Boris Johnson in row with Cabinet office after police referral

The former prime minister was referred to two forces over events at both Chequers and Downing Street.

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The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Partygate: what could come next for Boris Johnson after new allegations?

Fresh claims of Chequers gatherings will add to pressure on former PM as he awaits privileges committee’s ruling

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Boris Johnson referred to police over allegedly hosting friends at Chequers in lockdown

Records of visits were reportedly found in official diary by lawyers as they were preparing for Covid public inquiry

Daily Record · May 15, 2023

Volodymyr Zelensky visited UK for talks with Rishi Sunak as PM promises more aid

Downing Street has announced that the UK will provide Ukraine with air defence missiles and attack drones as the pair met at Chequers.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Zelensky meets Sunak for talks as UK promises extra military aid for Ukraine

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky met Rishi Sunak at Chequers for talks on the response to the Russian invasion.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023

Chequers: Where is the Prime Minister’s country house and who is the owner?

The estate in the Chilterns was gifted a century ago to the prime minister of the day

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023

Rishi Sunak must fight hard to stop a Labour win looking inevitable

Yesterday the Prime Minister and his Cabinet gathered at Chequers for a spot of truth-telling by Isaac Levido, their elections guru. There was to be no “sugarcoating” during Levido’s election strategy briefing, we were told. The presence at the large shiny mahogany table of the Conservatives’ embattled chairman Nadhim Zahawi…

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

Cabinet heads to Chequers to plot Sunak survival course

Tories face a grim electoral picture, with insiders bemoaning the lack of strategy on regaining political narrative

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