Parliament spending £2m a week to stop crumbling palace falling down

The cost of the major repairs needed for the Houses of Parliament is rising by up to £420 million per year due to ongoing delays in starting work on it.
Victoria Tower from Millbank Tower (c) ianVisits
That comes from a National Audit Office report into the ongoing issue of what to do with the crumbling edifice of the UK Parliament estate. It’s an issue that’s been kicked down the grass for so long that the scaffolding poles that prop up parts of the building are in danger of b