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Chequers

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Locations Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
Construction started1565
Architectural styles Tudor architecture
Architects Reginald Blomfield
William Atkinson
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Chequers


Chequers, or Chequers Court, is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A 16th century manor house in origin, it is located near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills.

Boris Johnson calls new lockdown rule-breaking claims 'load of nonsense'

Boris Johnson calls new lockdown rule-breaking claims 'load of nonsense'
May 27,2023 6:20 am

... " about Mr Johnson s diaries, said the entries revealed visits by Mr Johnson s friends to Chequers - the PM s country estate - and events in Downing Street during the pandemic...

Partygate: Minister defends civil servants over Johnson police referral

Partygate: Minister defends civil servants over Johnson police referral
May 24,2023 4:50 am

... The Times, the story, says Mr Johnson has been referred to Thames Valley police because his ministerial diary revealed visits by family and friends to Chequers - the prime minister s country house in Buckinghamshire - during the pandemic...

Cost of living: The hidden poverty in England's least deprived area

Cost of living: The hidden poverty in England's least deprived area
Dec 26,2022 9:21 pm

... The prime minister s country residence - Chequers - sits less than three miles (5km) away...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson fears the second peak of relaxing lockdown

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson fears the second peak of relaxing lockdown
Apr 20,2020 11:36 am

... The PM is understood to have met his Deputy, Dominic Raab in Chequers on Friday the crisis to discuss...

Coronavirus: dress supply critically low in some hospitals

Coronavirus: dress supply critically low in some hospitals
Apr 18,2020 10:55 pm

... Meanwhile, No 10 said Mr Johnson will be back to Chequers - the PM is the seat of the official - such as it was a suitable place ...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says: it could have been one way or the other'

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says: it could have been one way or the other'
Apr 18,2020 10:38 pm

... Downing Street said the PM would continue his recovery at his country residence, Chequers...

General election 2019: The town that won't get a choice

General election 2019: The town that won't get a choice
Feb 16,2020 8:01 am

... The predominantly rural constituency of Buckingham is nestled between Oxford, Aylesbury and Milton Keynes and covers Chequers - the official country residence of the prime minister...

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