school and St Johns C of E infant school, inns, cricket and tennis clubs and a bus service connecting the old country towns of Farnham and Haslemere. Farnham (6 miles) is an historic former market town renowned for its medieval and Georgian buildings beneath its castle and park. It offers a good commuter service (54 minutes to Waterloo). Guildford is 14 miles (Waterloo 38 minutes). Several schools are close by including Barfield, Edgeborough, Frensham Heights, The Royal School, St Edmunds and Charterhouse.

OutsideThe garden and grounds offer excellent recreational space in a most attractive blend including about 1.4 acres of mixed woodland which is an oasis with paths, clearings and flowering trees. A shared gravel drive with parking is flanked by shrubs and the woodland back drop and leadsminorities must all be represented.

Parliament will reconvene on November 6 to vote on the remaining eight ministers, Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi said.

The unruly parliamentary session underscored the difficulties faced by Abdul Mahdi, 76, as he seeks to build consensus over his cabinet.

Daunting task

The new prime minister faces the daunting task of rebuilding much of the country after a devastating war against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), as well as solving acute economic problems and power and water shortages.

Among the 14 ministers who were sworn in, Thamer Ghadhban became Oil Minister and veteran Kurdish politician Fuad Hussein Finance Minister.

Ghadhban replaced Jabar al-Luaibi, who was recently made head of the new National Oil Company. He helped resuscitate a flagging oil industry after the US-led invasion