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Exclusive: MPs' £500,000 bill to sound 'Brexit bongs' is 35 times more than chiming Big Ben on New Year's Eve
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Big Ben – Why was the tower in London silenced, how long will the scaffolding be up for and when was the last bong? | The Sun
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Big Ben – Why was the tower in London silenced, how long will the scaffolding be up for and when was the last bong? | The Sun
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