David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband are among senior figures from all parties who have backed the proposal to call it the Elizabeth Tower. A total of 331 MPs have now signed up to the campaign.It mirrors a tribute bestowed on Queen Victoria, the only other monarch in British history to have a Diamond Jubilee.
The House of Commons Commission, Parliament’s governing body, will meet by the end of this month and, given the degree of cross-party support, is expected to agree that the 316ft Clock Tower should be renamed. MPs accept it will continue to be known colloquially as Big Ben, the name of the bell it houses, but say the tower itself should carry the present Queen’s name in perpetuity.
Both the Cabinet Office and Buckingham Palace are understood to support the proposal.
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Was I better off sixty years ago? Since I hadn't been born yet, sixty years ago, it would probably depend on whether you look at it from a liberal or a conservative view. Liberals hate babies and think that all non-socialist kids should be aborted. Conservatives look at a baby and think - Oh Yeah, another future taxpayer to rely on. My folks just wanted a healthy boy or girl. Instead they got a scoundrel. I guess nobody really won - except me!
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