Britain's Houses of Parliament, covered in hoarding and scaffolding as it undergoes restoration work to repair the crumbling building, in London, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. British lawmakers are warning that the country's Parliament building is at “real and rising” risk of destruction. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said Parliament is “leaking, dropping masonry and at constant risk of fire,” as well as riddled with asbestos. The committee said Wednesday, May 17, 2023, that “there is a real and rising risk that a catastrophic event will destroy” the building before long-delayed restoration work is done. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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