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Fire could ‘burn down parliament’ and asbestos is rife, surveys show

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Four fires in the Palace of Westminster in 2024 alone and 13 since 2020 .

At least 44 fires have broken out over the past decade , new figures show.

Labour peer Lord Peter Hain has warned that parliament faces a Notre Dame -style inferno.

Hain said it was time to consider a faster programme of works to decant and restore parliament.

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formal

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English

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