Big Ben sounds its last bong

Big Ben's bongs have been silenced as part of a controversial renovation plan that will stop it ringing out for up to four years. MPs and parliamentary workers gathered to listen as the Great Bell chimed noon before being halted to allow work to begin. Parliament bowed to pressure last week when it announced it would review the plans, which will silence the bell for the longest period in its 157-year history, after Prime Minister Theresa May joined an MPs' outcry against the move
Big Ben's bongs have been silenced as part of a controversial renovation plan that will stop it ringing out for up to four years. MPs and parliamentary workers gathered to listen as the Great Bell chimed noon before being halted to allow work to begin. Parliament bowed to pressure last week when it announced it would review the plans, which will silence the bell for the longest period in its 157-year history, after Prime Minister Theresa May joined an MPs' outcry against the move
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836527822
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PA Media
Date created:
August 21, 2017
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00:03:36:15
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United Kingdom
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PA Media
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tvt_pa-21460.mov