Houses of Parliament could face 'Notre Dame-style fire' as renovation costs skyrocket
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“Houses of Parliament at risk of ‘Notre Dame-style fire’ as renovation costs rise”
Report says cost of maintenance could soon reach £2m a week, including 24-hour patrols to avert fire risk The Palace of Westminster will be at risk of a Notre Dame-style fire or a similar catastrophic event if MPs do not tackle the issue of funding refurbishments, a parliamentary committee has said. Decisions about how and when to begin a full restoration of the building, which is Grade I-listed and a Unesco world heritage site, have been repeatedly delayed amid disagreement over how it should…
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Report says cost of maintenance could soon reach £2m a week, including 24-hour patrols to avert fire risk The Palace of Westminster will be at risk of a Notre Dame-style fire or a similar catastrophic event if MPs do not tackle the issue of funding refurbishments, a parliamentary committee has said. Decisions about how and when to begin a full restoration of the building, which is Grade I-listed and a Unesco world heritage site, have been repeatedly delayed amid disagreement over how it should…
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The Palace of Westminster is at risk of a "catastrophic event" if delays to a renovation initiative are not resolved, a group of MPs have warned.
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The Palace of Westminster risks a "Notre Dame-style fire" if MPs fail to address the need for urgent refurbishments, a parliamentary committee has warned. According to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), The King could be plunged into darkness during the Houses of Parliament’s grand state opening in future if delays to a costly renovation programme are not resolved. The group says the risk of a "catastrophic event" that causes injury in Westminster or hampers the functioning of democracy…
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