Palace of Westminster repairs 'could be billions more than planned'
The cost of repairs to the crumbling Palace of Westminster could be "billions more" than expected, according to an MP involved in scrutinising the plans.
A parliamentary committee recommended an estimated £4 billion plan which would see MPs and peers move out of the Houses of Parliament while urgent repairs are carried out to prevent a "catastrophic event" at the historic building.
But one of the MPs on the committee warned that the true cost of the work could be significantly higher and suggested that abandoning the Palace in favour of a purpose-built new facility could... read more
10 October 2016 in
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