THE EMPTY BENCHES IN BRITAIN’S HOUSE OF COMMONS.—The modern chamber of the House of Commons at Westminster, built to replace the chamber destroyed by enemy action in 1941. The Government benches are on the left, and the Opposition benches on the right. Behind the Speaker’s chair is the press gallery. In opening the chamber in 1950, King George VI described it as “a sign to the world of our faith in freedom.” The 630 members of the new House of Commons, now being elected, will be sworn in on June 7, and the Queen will open Parliament a week later.
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Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27669, 27 May 1955, Page 14
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100THE EMPTY BENCHES IN BRITAIN’S HOUSE OF COMMONS.—The modern chamber of the House of Commons at Westminster, built to replace the chamber destroyed by enemy action in 1941. The Government benches are on the left, and the Opposition benches on the right. Behind the Speaker’s chair is the press gallery. In opening the chamber in 1950, King George VI described it as “a sign to the world of our faith in freedom.” The 630 members of the new House of Commons, now being elected, will be sworn in on June 7, and the Queen will open Parliament a week later. Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27669, 27 May 1955, Page 14
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