Yesterday, however, Jeremy Clarkson became the first member of the so-called "Chipping Norton set" in Mr Cameron's Oxfordshire constituency to break ranks and provide and insiders account of the meal, its guestlist and the discussions they had that night.
Mr Clarkson revealed that the event, hosted at the home of Rebekah Brooks, the then chief executive of News International, was attended by James Murdoch, the chairman and son of Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn.
His decision to "tell all" about the meal forced Downing Street to reveal for the first time that the event was held on Thursday, 23rd December last year, less than 48 hours after Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, was stripped of his role in deciding the fate of News Corp's takeover of BskyB. Mr Cable lost the role after telling undercover reporters at The Daily Telegraph that he was "declaring war" on Rupert Mudoch.
While Mr Clarkson played down the significance of the event, his account gave an insight into the close social ties between the Prime Minister and Mrs Brooks, from picnics and tennis matches to countryside walks.
He said: "I've kept quiet about this for six months but I feel the time is right to tell all. What Rebekah and Cameron talked about most of all - and I'm a trained journalist so I understand the need to get these things right - is sausage rolls.
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