Chequers
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Locations | Buckinghamshire |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Construction started | 1565 |
| Architectural styles | Tudor architecture |
| Architects | Reginald Blomfield |
| William Atkinson | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1161133 |
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'
... " 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
... 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
... The prime minister s country residence - Chequers - sits less than three miles (5km) away...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson fears the second peak of relaxing lockdown
... 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
... 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'
... 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
... 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...
Boris Johnson calls new lockdown rule-breaking claims 'load of nonsense'
By Rachel RussellBBC News
Boris Johnson has insisted that there is nothing in his Diary entries that shows further rule-breaking during The Covid pandemic.
following a review of his official Diary as part of The Covid inquiry.
The former PM was before catching a flight in Washington - and said any new claims of rule-breaking were " absolute nonsense".
He Said The Diary entries were " completely innocent".
He added that The diaries, from his Time In Downing Street, " merely record entries in my day".
The short interview is Mr Johnson's first public comment on The latest development and He Said : " This whole thing is a load of nonsense from beginning to end. "
Mr Johnson, who is currently being investigated by The Privileges committee over whether he lied to parliament over his repeated Partygate denials. questioned why The Cabinet Office had handed over entries from his Diary to police without first querying them with him.
" I think it's ridiculous that elements in my Diary should be cherry-picked and handed over to The Police [and] to The Privileges Committee without even anybody having The basic Common Sense to ask me what these entries referred to. "
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.
Bur Mr Johnson told Sky: " There are tens of thousands of entries in The prime ministerial Diary - None of them constitute a breach of The Rules during Covid. "
Mr Johnson, who resigned as Prime Minister last July and, previously said he believes he is The Victim of a " politically motivated stitch-up" following his police referral on Wednesday.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
