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...
Partygate: Minister defends civil servants over Johnson police referral
By Sam FrancisPolitical reporter, BBC News
The justice secretary has defended officials who passed material to The Police relating to Boris Johnson over potential rule breaches during Covid.
Civil servants referred information to two police forces after reviewing The former PM's official diary.
Alex Chalk said officials would have been criticised if they had " sat on" The Information .
Mr Johnson's spokesman said it was " totally untrue" there had been any further breaches of Covid rules.
The Cabinet Office said officials had been obliged to disclose The documents to The Police under Civil Service rules.
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.
Mr Johnson's diary was being considered by lawyers " so That material can be provided" to The Covid inquiry, Mr Chalk told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
Lawyers " saw material That they had a concern about" Mr Chalk said.
This Was then passed to civil servants, who in turn referred it to police " without any involvement with ministers" Mr Chalk added.
He Said : " If they had sat on It Then people would have criticised them for That - if they had passed it on, others would criticise.
" They have been put in a quite a difficult position and ultimately It Comes down to what is in The documents, which I haven't seen. "
The Bbc understands Mr Johnson has had no contact from The Police .
The spokesman for The former Prime Minister said: " The Events in question were all within The Rules either because they were held outdoors or came within another lawful exception.
" They include regular meetings with civil servants and advisers.
" It appears some within government have decided to make unfounded suggestions both to The Police and to The Privileges Committee - Many will conclude That this has all The Hallmarks of yet another politically motivated stitch-up. "
The spokesman said Mr Johnson's lawyers had written to The Cabinet Office , as well as The Commons Privileges Committee , " explaining That The Events were lawful and were not breaches of any Covid regulations".
Thames Valley Police said it had " received a report of potential breaches of The Health Protection Regulations between June 2020 and May 2021 at Chequers , Buckinghamshire ".
The Met Police released a similar statement but said their information related to potential breaches in Downing Street.
The new findings have also been passed to The Commons Privileges Committee , which is investigating whether Mr Johnson misled Parliament over Covid rule-breaking events in government buildings.
Mr Johnson resigned as Prime Minister last July, in part due to public anger over revelations he broke Covid lockdown rules.
In April 2022, he received a fine from The Police for breaking lockdown rules after
And, in May 2022, a report by then-senior civil servant Sue Gray set out a series of social events held by staff in Downing Street which broke The Rules .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
