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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Helen Corbett

Plans to restore Parliament could cost up to £40 billion

The debate over how to revamp the Houses of Parliament has been ongoing for years (David Mirzoeff/PA) - (PA Archive)

MPs and peers have been presented with options to restore Parliament at a cost of up to almost £40 billion.

The restoration and renewal client board has put forward two options: one for a “full decant”, which would see both houses move out of the Palace of Westminster while works take place, and another where the palace would be worked on in stages.

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