The commitment pre-dated receiving the invitation from the Chequers Trust, and he is said to be ‘sorry’ he cannot attend. Mr Cameron, 54, was prime minister between 2010 and 2016 and used Chequers most weekends. Last week both Mr Blair and Mr Brown said they were asked only at short notice and could not change their schedule. The first prime minister to move in was Liberal leader David Lloyd George, in 1921. The Chequers Trust receives an annual grant of nearly £1 million from the Government for its upkeep.

Source: The Nation September 13, 2021 03:00 UTC