Like so much in his life, David Cameron’s hopes for his 50th birthday celebrations were upended by Brexit.
Back in 2016, he had envisaged a grand gathering for hundreds of the great and good at Chequers, the prime ministerial country retreat.
Plans were apparently under way – but the nation’s vote to leave the EU four months prior to his big birthday meant he was forced to quit as Prime Minister and Tory leader.
Without Chequers at his disposal there was, instead, a small private get-together at the home of a wealthy friend.
A decade on, as the now Lord Cameron turns 60, there’s
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