Delay to Palace of Westminster restoration risks ‘life-threatening incident’, unions warn
by Sophie Wingate
Feb 26, 2024
2 minutes
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A delay to decisions over restoring the crumbling Palace of Westminster is increasing the risk of a “potentially life-threatening incident”, parliamentary trade unions have warned.
In a letter to Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal Client Board, seen by outlet Politico, they raised concerns over “asbestos and legionella incidents, glass panels crashing into the atrium of and endless scaffolding erected to
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