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Ian Ritchie unveils budget proposal to relocate Houses of Parliament

By 2020-10-02T05:00:00

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Both Houses would be decamped to a site behind the Ministry of Defence

Ian Ritchie has unveiled a low-budget proposal to relocate the Houses of Parliament into two temporary buildings during renovation works at the Palace of Westminster.

Under the speculative plan, both the House of Commons and the House of Lords would be moved to a site behind the Ministry of Defence on the banks of the Thames at a cost of £55m.

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