Liz Truss argues she should not be responsible for many of the costs
The former prime minister has been asked to pay about £12,000 for costs incurred while she spent time at the Chevening estate, the Mail on Sunday reported.
Chevening, a 115-room country retreat in Kent, was left to the UK by the 7th Earl Stanhope after his death in 1967 and has traditionally been used by the foreign secretary of the day. But the former prime minister maintains the vast majority of the invoice relates to official government business, for which she should not be liable, rather than personal expenses.A spokesman for Truss said: “Liz always paid for the costs of her personal guests at Chevening.
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