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Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell

MPs’ Portcullis House faces more hefty repair bills

A report on how to fix a series of leaks, cracks and faults with the roof of Portcullis House is reportedly due within weeks after a “deluge” of water flooded the parliamentary office building last month.

The building, near Westminster station and opposite the Palace of Westminster, was completed in August 2000 at a cost of £235million. It was expected to last for 200 years when it opened in 2001.

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