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Parliament should leave the London bubble – and the Palace of Westminster be repurposed

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial, and an article by Rupa Huq, on plans for MPs to depart while repairs are carried out

The Guardian - UK

Revamp Parliament like Buckingham Palace's upgrade under Queen Elizabeth, say Conservatives

Shadow Commons Leader Jesse Norman warned that the proposed costs for modernising the Palace of Westminster had soared ‘way out of whack’

Evening Standard

Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years

Home of UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability

The Guardian - UK

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Emergency services arrive at Houses of Parliament as man climbs Big Ben with Palestinian flag

Footage shows police and fire brigade responding for over eight hours to an incident at the Palace of Westminster where a man climbed the Elizabeth Tower, home to Big Ben, while holding a Palestinian flag. (8 March)

The Independent UK

Emergency services called to man climbing up Houses of Parliament

A spokesman for London Fire Brigade said it is responding alongside the Metropolitan Police to reports of a person scaling the Palace of Westminster.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer is the king of a sandcastle – and Donald Trump just trampled over it

THIS week there was no drinking water in the Palace of Westminster.

The National (Scotland)

Badenoch faces call to apologise after party political clip filmed in Parliament

The video features a brief clip of Speaker’s Court, part of the Palace of Westminster.

Evening Standard

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Closing UK parliament’s bars could put MPs at risk, says Commons leader

Lucy Powell said MPs and their aides would be ‘less well protected’ if they drank outside the Palace of Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Tory MP loses parliamentary pass right for ‘failing to register defence job’

Bob Stewart will no longer be able to visit the Palace of Westminster using a former members’ pass.

Evening Standard

Police investigate alleged spiking on parliamentary estate

Scotland Yard said it had received reports of the incident in the Palace of Westminster at around 6.30pm on January 7.

Evening Standard

Thousands of new parliamentary staff at risk of crumbling buildings and vermin, union warns

Exclusive: The massive turnover of MPs and their staff at the general election means many of those working on the estate are unaware of the risks, parliament’s leading unions have warned

The Independent UK

Watchdog chief 'does not know' if UK Parliament is a safe workspace for women

THE head of the UK Parliament’s complaints watchdog has said she “does not know” if the Palace of Westminster is a safe workplace for women.

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Dylan Jones: Warm prosecco said everything about the limp Tory conference

“There are some things to be cheery about,” said Penny Mordaunt, cheerily, in the Heathrow Lounge in the Manchester Central Convention Complex last Tuesday, as she sipped her coffee and smiled benignly. Not the economy, not improving figures on immigration, nor any good news about sewage, concrete, knife crime, strikes…

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Palace of Westminster is falling apart and we’ve decided to do... nothing

When I meet a parliamentarian my first question is always: do you know where your nearest fire exit is? Because the Palace of Westminster, built on Thorney Island, an eyot in Thames, is falling apart. Not falling down (though the Victoria Tower leans 22mm to the north-west) but apart.

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OPINION - Will any politician dare to stop the total ruination of London’s skyline?

UNESCO threatens to remove Westminster’s status as World Heritage Site; what a metaphor for decline. This should be taken seriously — in 2021 Unesco removed Liverpool’s listing. London deserves this prize: the Palace of Westminster by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin is a masterpiece. It is classical in plan and…

Daily Mirror

MPs rush for cover as Parliament roof cracks and gallons of water flood in

The Portcullis House extension to the Palace of Westminster was opened in 2001 but has suffered problem after problem. Questions have long been raised over the use of taxpayers' money for the £235million building.

Bristol Post

Parliament restoration experts seek inspiration on revising history from regional landmarks

Businesses specialising in engineering and architecture to skills and further education, shared their expertise and experience

Evening Standard

OPINION - Barry’s Bootcamp and a buzzcut — how Boris Johnson can revitalise his life

So, having decided to roll out of the Palace of Westminster “for now”, Boris Johnson begins the exotic life of an ex-MP. Meanwhile, the Muse of History can sharpen her pencils and finally decide whether he was Britain’s greatest hero or the punchline to some appalling cosmic joke.

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Dig to restore Palace of Westminster unearths 18th Century fish token

Experts have uncovered a 200-year-old carved, wooden fish while restoring the Palace of Westminster.

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