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30.04.2023 - 16:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Liz Truss is fighting back against a government bill related to her use of a country house she had access to while acting as foreign secretary.
The former prime minister was asked to pay roughly £12,000 in costs she incurred while spending time at the Chevening estate, according to reports from the Mail on Sunday. The invoice covers the period from late summer when she was in the midst of preparing for her premiership.
It is believed that Ms Truss received the bill several weeks ago. The 115-room Kent retreat was left to the nation by the 7th Earl Stanhope following his death in 1967. Traditionally, it has been used by the acting foreign secretary.
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Reports from PA news agency state that Ms Truss has indicated she is happy to replace any missing items from the estate, which is reported to include bathrobes and slippers. However, the former leader highlighted that the majority of the invoice relates to official government business - which she is not liable for - instead of personal expenses.
A spokesman for Ms Truss said: “Liz always paid for the costs of her personal guests at Chevening.
“The latest invoice contains a mixture of costs for her personally and costs for official government business with civil servants including (Cabinet Secretary) Simon Case and senior officials from other departments who met at Chevening during the transition preparations.
“The latter constitutes the majority of the bill. It would be inappropriate for her to pay the costs for officials as it would have breached the Civil Service Code for civil servants to accept hospitality during the leadership campaign. She has therefore asked for this to be billed separately.”
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