What will Parliament repairs cost - and where will MPs go?

Minsters have voted to vacate Westminster for major restorations

Plans to renovate the Palace of Westminster have been on the card for years
Plans to renovate the Palace of Westminster have been in the pipeline for years
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MPs have voted to move out of the Palace of Westminster while much-needed restoration work is carried out.

Ministers had proposed setting up a committee to assess whether MPs and peers should move out of the Houses of Parliament, effectively delaying a final decision, but on Wednesday the Commons narrowly passed a cross-party amendment in favour of a “full and timely decant”.

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