国际英语资讯:British MPs vote to quit Houses of Parliament to pave way for massive facelift
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duration">duration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="by">by</span> 234 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="to">to</span> 185 <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houses">Houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premises">premises</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duration">duration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favour">favour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occupy">occupy</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restoration">restoration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renewal">renewal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 16.</p><p><span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>, <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="Andrea">Andrea</span> <span word="Leadsom">Leadsom</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span>, <span word="world">world</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="building">building</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="repair">repair</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="structurally">structurally</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="hazards">hazards</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> 60 <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p><span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span>.</p>
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