According to a report, traces of white powder were found in Chevening, the seat of the British Foreign Secretary, and in Downing Street. The substances were discovered in Kent after Liz Truss's allies met for a weekend of celebrations.
According to a report, traces of hard drugs were found in buildings used by the British government. The Guardian reports, citing insider sources, that traces of white powder were discovered last summer at the Chevening country estate used by British foreign ministers. That was in the days before Liz Truss won the Tories' leadership contest and became Prime Minister.
Allies of Truss, who was Secretary of State at the time, are said to have celebrated there over two weekends. According to the report, it is believed to have been cocaine. Mansion officials said they twice found traces of white powder on a side table in a game room with a pool table after Truss entertained guests. Similar substances are also said to have been found in Downing Street after lockdown parties, as other insiders reported to the “Guardian”.
However, neither ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was still in power at the time, nor Truss himself knew about the drugs or even used them. A spokeswoman for Liz Truss dismissed the allegations as "untrue". Both Truss and Johnson said they had not heard of such finds. Both pointed out that this must be the case if there were any evidence supporting the finds.
The affair about banned parties in Downing Street during the Corona lockdowns had contributed significantly to the fall of ex-Prime Minister Johnson. Liz Truss, on the other hand, had to resign after a few weeks because of the disastrous consequences of her economic policy. Both had announced a tougher course against hard drugs.
