Parliament
Heritagenews
British MPs face Hobson’s Choice for restoration of the crumbling, unsafe Palace of Westminster
It is crunch time for the home of the UK Parliament—after decades of neglect, it is structurally unsound and barely fit for purpose. But even the most basic option for fixing it will cost billions and take decades
Diaryblog
Defeated French general or noble Parliamentarian? Theresa May portrait divides opinion
The £28,000 portrait of the MP for Maidenhead will hang in Portcullis House
Protest artnews
Sculpture of whistleblowers Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden makes appearance in UK's Parliament Square
The work invites audience participation and is about defending "freedom of speech", says its creator Davide Dormino
Climate changenews
After Poussin and Botticelli, UK Parliament is latest eco-activist target
Unesco site is targeted by more than 50 protestors from the group Extinction Rebellion
Politicsnews
Colonial loot restitution debate enters UK parliament with new committee on African reparations
An all-party parliamentary group headed by the MP for Streatham aims to “start a discussion and educate people”
Restitutionarchive
MPs would return the Elgin Marbles: Debates on museum policies concerning restitution requests continue
Restitution guidelines in the UK are changing with the times, but the marbles remain with the British Museum for now