Doomed Liz Truss has spent her last weekend as Prime Minister partying at Chequers after her 44-day premiership crashed down.
The outgoing Tory leader was due to hold a bash tonight for close aides, after hosting ministers at the 16th Century grace-and-favour mansion in the Chilterns on Saturday.
Today it emerged Downing Street staff were in tears as Ms Truss prepared her resignation last week.
But she told them "don't worry, I'm relieved it's over,” it was reported. She added: “At least I've been Prime Minister.”
It was also claimed she threatened to stab an adviser in the leg for repeatedly talking over her in meetings.
A source claimed the PM regretted appointing former TaxPayers' Alliance chief executive of Matthew Sinclair as her Chief Economic Adviser because he was "mansplaining" to her.
A source told the Mail on Sunday that Ms Truss “said on one occasion that if he kept it up, she would stab him in the leg”. They added: “He never shut up.”
No10 has not denied the reports.
It's understood Ms Truss has funded the entertainment out of her own pocket in line with government rules.
Britain's shortest-serving Prime Minister has kept a low profile since her 88-second resignation statement on Thursday.
Keir Starmer has demanded she refuse a £115,000-a-year budget for office costs necessary to her "special role" as an ex-PM.
Separately she will also trouser an £18,860 payout for leaving office - double the £9,094 she was actually paid while on the job.
But she’d miss out on a special Prime Ministerial pension worth half his salary, as the bumper packages were scrapped in 2013.
Campaigners have also called for Ms Truss not to hand out seats in the Lords under a resignation honours.
Willie Sullivan of the Electoral Reform Society said: “A seat in the House of Lords should not be a reward for failure."
