It’s only been raining for two days. Parliament has already burst its banks…
The doomed roof in newly-built (relatively) Portcullis House has failed to hold back a tide of leaks. Water is pouring onto MPs’, Lords’, and staffers’ bacon and eggs…
The mostly glass roof in PCH has netting underneath it because it was judged to be at risk of smashing and falling onto parliamentarians below. A source on the ground says water is “bouncing off the tables… poor old Lord Coaker was rudely interrupted eating his fry up and made a quick exit.” Add that to the list of things to fix on the estate. Should only cost a few million…