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Each year of delay adds £420m to Parliament's repair bill, MPs warn

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The Public Accounts Committee, a cross-party group of MPs that checks public spending, says upkeep of the Palace of Westminster will soon cost £2m a week, up from about £1.5m. Its chair, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, warned of a Notre Dame-style fire or the Commons chamber being plunged into darkness at the State Opening.

By BriefTea Editorial · 4 November 2026 at 4:58

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