All Palace of Westminster articles
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NewsMPs flag security risk of building proposed Holocaust Memorial next to Parliament
Worries grow around location of site amid current Middle East tension
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The construction of the Palace of Westminster, 1847
In the first of our series of archive articles celebrating our 180th anniversary, we unearth an editorial from 1847 on the construction of the Houses of Parliament
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NewsGove tells peers to leave London during parliament renovations
Project troubled by spate of recent resignations
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NewsGutting Parliament and rebuilding from inside ‘easier option’ for restoration
New information provided by body overseeing £50bn scheme suggests option more straightforward than current plan
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NewsSearch begins for surveyors to detail how much Parliament upgrade will cost
Four year deal has £80m price tag
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NewsParliament refurbishment will cost at ‘least £12bn,’ chair of spending watchdog says
Review into scheme due out this month
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News£500m Parliament refurb plan shut down
Decision comes amid radical changes to £4bn revamp, such as accessing Westminster from the river
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NewsParliament on the hunt for fire safety clerk of works roles
Appointments to be made next February
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NewsParliament starts search to find WSP replacement on £500m Westminster work
Firm had been carrying out project and cost management role
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CommentConstruction Innovation Hub: if only we'd had it sooner
The industry has been talking about reform for decades, but we may finally now be at a turning point
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CommentHouses of Parliament: handle with care
The multi-billion pound restoration project is in urgent need of commencing, but politicians and contractors alike are advised to proceed with caution
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FeaturesPalace of Westminster: the mother of all refurbishments
Despite warnings that the Palace of Westminster was at growing risk of a catastrophe, little was done to begin work on its urgently needed refurbishment
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NewsMace lands PM role on new home for Parliament
Firm to work on redevelopment of Richmond House being carried out by Lendlease
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NewsMoD land dispute could add £350m to parliament estate’s bill
Parliamentary report reveals defence department’s “refusal to engage” could lead to decant of MPs and peers being pushed back to 2028
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NewsPalace of Westminster refurb will not become a 'money pit', MPs told
MPs and peers will move into temporary accommodation ‘around 2025’, committee hears
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NewsMPs call for evidence over Palace of Westminster revamp
Joint committee asks for views on proposal that three statutory bodies oversee governance of project
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NewsMPs and peers appointed to Palace of Westminster restoration probe
Building columnist and former minister joins MPs and peers on committee scrutinising bill sanctioning multi-billion-pound revamp plan
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NewsMPs tell prime minister to move more quickly on Parliament revamp
Theresa May hears concerns that slow progress on legislation needed for works is taking too long
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NewsChair picked to oversee £4bn Palace of Westminster overhaul
Liz Peace takes on parliament revamp role