Holborn and St Pancras is a very unusual constituency. While often referred to as being in “north London”, a significant chunk of it covers the west end, including parts of Covent Garden, Fitzrovia and all of Bloomsbury. It is also home to three of the UK’s largest mainline train stations, two of the three Inns of Court and the British Museum – and, for the time being, the Bayeux Tapestry.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham cracked a good joke at the ceremonial event to launch the tapestry’s visit, speaking of “a leader emerging from a northern territory, travelling to the south of England in search of the crown. Clearly something that couldn’t happen today.”
