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David Cameron opened the doors of his taxpayer-funded country manor to the Sultan of Brunei today - just days after a stay at his Mayfair hotel was auctioned off at a Tory fundraiser.

Downing Street revealed the Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, met with the Prime Minister to discuss the defence relationship between the UK and Brunei and how to tackle Islamic State (ISIL).

While the pair were discussing world affairs in the plush surroundings of Chequers in Buckinghamshire this morning, last week bidders at the Tory’s Black and White fundraising ball were trying to win a stay in the Sultan’s Park Lane Dorchester Hotel.

The night-for-two, listed as lot number 24 in the gala’s glossy brochure, also includes “breakfast in the Michelin starred restaurant” for those “wanting a romantic break”.

The Sultan has owned the Dorchester Hotel since 1985, and last year a number of celebrities announced a boycott of the venue in response to the implementation of sharia law in Brunei, which legalised severing of limbs for theft and stoning to death for adultery and homosexual acts.

When asked what help the Sultan could provide to tackle ISIL, a spokeswoman for Downing Street said: “The point with this is you want to build support across the world with a range of different countries with different ethnic backgrounds and different political viewpoints.

“We need to work together to tackle this poisonous ideology and defeat these Islamist extremists that are waging terror in a number of different countries.”

The spokeswoman said no topic was off the table for the discussions, including human rights issues in Brunei.

She added: “We have an ongoing and long relationship with Brunei we have and a defence relationship there for a number of years.

“As part of our discussion and close relationship we engage on a number of issues.”