Former infrastructure tsar to vote against £4bn Palace of Westminster refurb

By Jordan Marshall2019-07-08T12:26:00

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Lords' second reading this afternoon

Former infrastructure tsar Lord Adonis has said he will vote against the bill to refurbish the Houses of Parliament when it has its second reading in the House of Lords this afternoon.

Adonis, who quit his role as chair of the National Infrastructure Commission last year over the government's handling of Brexit, said he will not back the bill because parliament should leave the World Heritage Site completely.

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