Chevening, a Grade I-listed, 115-room country house, was left to the nation by 7th Earl Stanhope following his death in 1967. Since then, it has been up to the prime minister to decide who uses ...

The prime minister decides who uses Chevening ... country estate in Kent have met with anger after an inspector gave consent. The mounds would block views of the M25 from the historic Chevening House.

Traditionally, the foreign secretary has had the use of Chevening, although it has been ... the 21-room ­country house in ...