New front door to House of Lords cost £9.6m... but doesn't work A security officer had to be permanently stationed at the door to press a button to open it, which one peer calculated was costing £2,500 each week.

What the fuck is going through people's minds? £10 Million for a door? I am stunned at such a vast waste of public funds.

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14th June 1598
Sir Henry Knyvet, MP and soldier, died at Charlton in Wiltshire.

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