At current, the bells of the Elizabeth Tower will stay silent at 11pm on 31 January, as Britain leaves the EU. Though the brand new Speaker Lindsa
At current, the bells of the Elizabeth Tower will stay silent at 11pm on 31 January, as Britain leaves the EU. Though the brand new Speaker Lindsay Hoyle vowed on the finish of final yr to not block Huge Ben ringing on Brexit day, an try and legislate the matter, by amending Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Settlement Invoice, failed this week. Presently the clock tower is present process restoration and so solely rings on particular events, corresponding to New Yr’s Eve.
However one MP has not given up the battle for Huge Ben to bong for Brexit. Right this moment the Conservative MP Mark Francois stood up within the Home of Commons to extoll the virtues of ringing the bell as Britain lastly leaves the EU. Sadly although, Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay confirmed that Huge Ben’s bong was a matter for the Home of Commons authorities. Mr S can solely hope they take heed.
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