The building has not been fully renovated since it was rebuilt in the mid-19th century following a devastating fire It is now widely seen as being subject to the danger of fire again 🔎 Big Read by HugoGye
“What it needs is the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition to agree that whichever party is in power, they will fund whatever it takes. The current Government may well be tempted to say, leave it 18 months and it won’t be our problem any more.”
While ‘big bang’ backers point out that even Buckingham Palace has committed to a similar renovation, with the Royal Family currently living away from its principal London residence, some MPs are highly sceptical about the approach for Parliament. “If we leave, we’ll never get back in,” one Conservative said, echoing the warning of many colleagues.
Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, has told friends she is keen to explore every possible option and will present MPs with a range of possible choices by the end of this year. She has privately pointed to pandemic-era innovations such as virtual voting as evidence that Parliament can operate flexibly when need be.
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