Who Goes Home?

Chevening, also known as Chevening House, is a country house in the parish of Chevening, Kent, in England. It is an official residence of the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

It’s quite common “allegedly”, for David Miliband to invite people to stay and admire his 115 roomed government perk! Recently he invited Hillary Clinton for a stop-over as described in the Daily Mirror…..

Mr Miliband, proudly told Hillary Clinton  how he had use of Chevening, situated near a lake in a 3,500-acre estate.

Warming to his theme, he gushed: ‘It is a wonderful house with 115 rooms and enormous grounds. It is big enough for all of you to stay. In fact, why don’t you all come?’

A grinning Mrs Clinton – who has confessed to having a ‘big crush’ on the Foreign Secretary – is said to have provoked laughter by teasing him: ‘That would be lovely, David, but you’d better do it before May 6.’

Whilst the US Secretary of State’s remark was highly amusing (apparently Miliband looked and felt rather stupid) It begs the question, just who pays the bills for these casual, unofficial soirees at Chevening? There will be cleaners, cooks, waitresses etc. Then there is the food and drinks bill, does Miliband cough-up these costs?

It’s expected the state picks up the tab for official entertaining but, how many times does Miliband invite unofficial entourages back for a slap-up meal and champagne quaffing at taxpayers expense?

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