Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Boris Johnson planned to build a £150,000 treehouse in the grounds of Chequers but was forced to abandon the idea after the police raised security concerns.
The Times has been told that the prime minister and his wife Carrie wanted to build the treehouse at the country retreat in autumn 2020 for their son Wilf.
Two sources said that there were discussions about having Lord Brownlow, a Tory donor, fund the project and plans for the treehouse were drawn up.
“He was told it would look terrible,” a government source told The Times.
The newspaper reports that it is unclear whether the Chequers Trust, which is the body that runs the Buckinghamshire retreat, would have accepted the plans due to the fact many of the trees in the grounds are protected.
Caryn Mitten, Blue Forest’s marketing director, reportedly said play houses start at about £90,000 and go up to “whatever you want to pay”.
It’s not the first time that the PM has caused controversy over home refurbishments.
Mr Johnson and wife Carrie did up the four-bed abode above No11, the residence of the Prime Minister, at a cost of more than £100,000.
The plush interiors were said to include gold wall coverings as the SNP accused him of “living it up like a modern day Louis the Sixteenth”.
The project was ditched after the prime minister’s close protection officers warned of a security risk because the treehouse would be visible from the road. This was despite the design including bulletproof glass, which increased the cost of the project significantly. The couple decided.
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