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Conservative peer Lord Dobbs claims officers have warned the tall metal barrier ‘cuts off sightlines’ to potential attackers.
A front door at the UK House of Lords, part of a £9.6 million security overhaul, doesn’t open automatically and requires a ...
The bar at Strangers’ Dining Room in the U.K. parliamentary estate will close temporarily while officials review safety and security measures following reports of a drink being spiked, The ...
Parliament has been thrown into chaos after its security pass system suffered technical issues. Access was limited to the estate on Wednesday morning as security guards were forced to do manual ...
A Labour peer's call to bring in cats to control mice and other vermin in the Houses of Parliament has been rejected. Larry the cat already serves as 10 Downing Street's chief mouser but there are no ...
UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo. LONDON (Reuters) ... Strangers' Bar, located in the Palace of Westminster, is one of several bars in the parliamentary estate.
January 15, 2025 at 9:55pm GMT. Police are investigating an alleged spiking in a bar on the UK parliamentary estate. Scotland Yard said it had received reports of the incident in the Palace of ...
Thousands of new parliamentary staff are at risk from crumbling buildings, fire, asbestos and vermin as the restoration of the Palace of Westminster remains in limbo. The massive turnover of MPs and ...
A “full decant” of the parliamentary estate, with MPs being housed offsite in a temporary Commons chamber, however, would cost considerably less – between £7bn-£13bn – and last between ...