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Credit: PA Big Ben will bong again from early next year as the restoration of Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower nears completion. The project represents the most extensive programme of conservation ever carried out on the Elizabeth Tower Credit: Mark Duffy/UK Parliament/PA In a statement, UK Parliament authorities said: “The Elizabeth Tower conservation project is due to complete in the second quarter of 2022, and Parliament has revealed a number of important milestones that are expected on the project over the next twelve months. “These include the removal of further scaffolding, the re-in...

The project’s resolution has been delayed due to the pandemic.

Your Wednesday Briefing By Whet Moser Image U.S. plans full Afghan withdrawal by Sept. 11 President Biden has decided to pull out the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that launched the country into its longest war. The announcement is expected Wednesday. The decision will keep more than 3,000 troops on the ground beyond the May 1 deadline set by former President Trump. Officials said that by fixing a definite date on withdrawal, Mr. Biden hoped to avoid an increase in violence threatened by the Taliban if the U.S. stayed beyond May 1. Th...

By Jordan Marshall2020-12-17T12:33:00+00:00 £79m project had been due to complete by the end of next year Sir Robert McAlpine’s high-profile job restoring the tower containing Big Ben will not be finished next year as expected - with parliament blaming covid-19 for the delays. The £79m restoration of the 96m-tall Elizabeth Tower in Westminster was due to be finished by the end of 2021 but the House of Commons has now confirmed that this is  unlikely due to disruption caused by the pandemic. Source: shutterstock.com Work stopped on all sites within the parliamentary estate on 25 March i...