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Silence of the Bongs' row grows over switching off of Big Ben's historic 'democracy lamp' above Parliament
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If you're going to miss Big Ben's bongs, we have more bad news as something else will be missing - Mirror Online
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Silence of the Bongs' row grows over switching off of Big Ben's historic 'democracy lamp' above Parliament
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New Big Ben row after it emerges a historic lamp installed by Queen Victoria will also be turned off for months | The Sun
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