The head housekeeper at Chequers has resigned after claims of tensions with Carrie Johnson. Charlotte Vine MBE, who first worked at the prime minister’s official country residence in 2004, left with a payoff in 2020 after signing a non-disclosure agreement. SponsoredRelations were said to have deteriorated to such an extent that the prime minister’s wife refused to stay there when she was on duty. One source claimed that they fell out after Carrie Johnson made a personal accusation against Vine, which she denied. The Johnsons are also said to have clashed with other Chequers staff over their “chaotic” use of the 16th-century Buckinghamshire manor house.

Source: The Times May 31, 2022 19:03 UTC