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Portcullis House needs overhaul to ‘prevent glass falling on to people’

Report warns of urgent need to address ‘severe structural failings’ in roof of Westminster’s parliamentary office building

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

MPs’ Portcullis House faces more hefty repair bills

A report considering ways to fix issues in the roof is due this month

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2023

Plagued by roof defects, MPs’ Portcullis House faces more hefty repair bills

The Westminster office block, predicted to last 120 years, has suffered with faulty glazing from the beginning

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

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Water floods into atrium of Parliament’s Portcullis House as glass roof breaks

A witness described a ‘huge bang’ followed by a ‘deluge’ of water

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023

MPs rush for cover as Parliament roof cracks and gallons of water flood in

The Portcullis House extension to the Palace of Westminster was opened in 2001 but has suffered problem after problem. Questions have long been raised over the use of taxpayers' money for the £235million building.

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2023

Sir Michael Hopkins, Portcullis House and Mound Stand architect, dies aged 88

Hopkins was part of vanguard of ‘hi-tech’ architects who dominated building design in UK and beyond

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments

For around three hours, the former prime minister clashed with his interrogators in a packed committee room in Portcullis House.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

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Official portrait of John Hume to be unveiled in Westminster

Painted by the critically acclaimed Northern Irish artist Colin Davidson, the portrait of the former MP for Foyle will hang in Portcullis House.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Stories of children killed in the Troubles to be told to MPs

Relatives and friends of the six victims will narrate their stories in a committee room at Portcullis House

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022

Legionella bacteria discovered in Parliament

Showers in Portcullis House were closed as a ‘precautionary measure’ after low levels of the bacteria were detected during routine maintenance.

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

‘Long time coming’: how day of Tory infighting played out

Boris Johnson’s loyalists began the day upbeat but their optimism proved wide of the mark

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2022

Holocaust Memorial Day: Speaker Hoyle urges people to call out intolerance

Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg and shadow minister David Lammy were among those taking part in a commemoration in Portcullis House.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

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