Commons To Review Big Ben Four-Year Silence Plan After Row
Plans for Big Ben to fall silent for four years while improvement works are carried out are set to be reviewed by Commons officials.
Theresa May became the most senior official to complain about the proposals, announced by the Parliamentary estate earlier this week, while on a visit to Portsmouth on Wednesday.
Several MPs have raised objections over the bongs of the world’s most iconic clock being paused until 2021 - except on important state occasions - while vital works are carried out o
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