Liz Truss has condemned ‘categorically unfaithful’ claims that traces of suspected cocaine had been discovered after summer season events at her grace-and-favour mansion.
The previous prime minister hit out at ‘spurious’ allegations that white powder was found at Chevening within the days earlier than she received the Tory management contest.
Chevening is a 3,000-acre Kent property and is historically the nation residence of the international secretary – the Cupboard function held by Ms Truss earlier than she turned PM in September.
The ex-premier has beforehand been broadly reported to have held a collection of conferences with political allies at Chevening’s 115-room home as she put collectively her closing plans earlier than getting into No10.
In response to the Guardian, a member of employees claimed they examined white powder utilizing a swab that adjustments color when it comes into contact with cocaine and it indicated the Class A drug was current.
The newspaper additionally reported that employees working at Chevening claimed they discovered white powder on a facet desk in a video games room with a snooker desk on two events.
It was mentioned the invention was made after nights when Ms Truss was identified to have entertained company at Chevening.
However a spokesman for the previous PM informed MailOnline: ‘That is categorically unfaithful.
‘If there have been proof that this alleged exercise had occurred throughout her use of Chevening, Ms Truss would have anticipated to have been knowledgeable and for the related authorities to have correctly investigated the matter.
‘As it’s, the Guardian have produced no proof to help these spurious claims.’
Liz Truss has condemned ‘categorically unfaithful’ claims that traces of suspected cocaine had been discovered after summer season events at her grace-and-favour mansion
Chevening is a 3,000-acre Kent property and is historically the nation residence of the international secretary – the Cupboard function held by Ms Truss earlier than she turned PM in September
It was additionally reported that related deposits had been present in places of work in No10 after two lockdown events held when Boris Johnson was PM
The newspaper additionally reported that related deposits had been present in places of work in No10 after two lockdown events held when Boris Johnson was PM, though he was mentioned to not have been at both social gathering.
This included the social gathering held on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral on 17 April final yr.
It’s claimed that cleansing employees discovered deposits of white powder in bogs and on a desk, with small plastic luggage found close to a bin along with tissues stained with spots of blood and vomit.
A discarded Boots Benefit card was additionally reportedly discovered on the desk.
The newspaper mentioned there was no suggestion that Ms Truss or Mr Johnson themselves used medication or that they might have been conscious if medication had been used or current.
A spokesperson for Mr Johnson mentioned: ‘Boris Johnson is stunned by these allegations since he has not beforehand been made conscious of any recommendations of drug use in 10 Downing Road and so far as he’s conscious no such claims had been made to Sue Grey or to every other investigators.
‘It was a function of Mr Johnson’s premiership that he strongly campaigned in opposition to drug use, particularly middle-class drug use.
‘His authorities made enormous investments in more durable policing to assist roll up county strains medication gangs, which trigger a lot distress.
‘He repeatedly referred to as for harsher punishments for the use and distribution of sophistication A medicine.’
A No10 spokesperson mentioned: ‘The Guardian has supplied no proof to help these claims. If there have been substantive claims, we might count on these to be reported to the police.
‘There was an impartial investigation into the character of the gatherings underneath a earlier administration – and its findings had been revealed. That info was additionally handed to the Metropolitan Police Service who performed their very own investigation on the time.’
