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Paul Beresford

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Age 78
Date of birth April 6,1946
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Levin
New Zealand
Spouse Julie Haynes
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Party Conservative Party
Job Dentist
Politician
Official site parliament.uk
Position Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Previous positionMember of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Education University of Otago
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Sir Alexander Paul Beresford is a British-New Zealand dentist and politician who has served as the British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Mole Valley in Surrey since 1997 general election. He was first elected as the MP for Croydon Central in the 1992 general election.

Brexit: Big Ben fundraiser given £50,000

Feb 16,2020 10:06 am

millionaire businessman Arron Banks and Leave, it Means Leaving the group have donated £50,000 to a campaign to ring Big Ben , if you leave the UK to the EU.

An online appeal has raised More Than £200,000, with the cost for the production of the famous bell work In Time for The One -off event, an estimated £500,000.

Big Ben is being renovated, but the clock This Week suggested that a Fund be Set Up to ring at 23:00 on January 31. January.

But the MPs group carried out the Parliament doubts this is feasible.

The House of Commons Commission estimates that bell to ring during the renovation on The Palace of Westminster the Elizabeth Tower, Big Ben , the cost would be Between £350,000 and £500,000.

He says that would mean bringing back the percussion and the Installation of a temporary floor, and delays to the preservation of the work.

The Commission argued that the estimated cost could not be justified, and questions the idea that public donations should cover.

Arron Banks is a long-time supporter of Brexit

But the Initiative to Stand Up 4 Brexit "Big Ben must have had a Bong for Brexit" campaign, raised More Than £200,000 on the GofFundMe website from Friday afternoon.

the Conservative member of Parliament Mark Francois told BBC Radio 4 to The World that the pro-British EU-Exit exit, Means Exit campaign and Mr banks £50,000 had been donated.

He asked if the cost to the bell-ringing was added again to £500,000, that he believed the officers had "deliberately inflated the figure", because "they don't want to do it".

"don't tell me it takes Two Weeks to attach the clapper of a bell," he said.

Mr. Francois also said he believed that the Prime Minister of the table should force a motion in The Commons on Monday to The Commons authorities, Bong of Big Ben .

He said Boris Johnson was The One who had "fired the starting gun" on The Campaign , said of

Sir Paul Beresford - a member of The Commission , the cost, the bell ringing on New Year 's eve, and dead Sunday in the year 2019, had amounted to £14,200.

"The deletion of Big Ben on these occasions, was coordinated to the planned work so as to minimize the impact on the cost of The Project and to ensure that there will be no delays," Sir Paul said.

"If The Project team will be required to strike the bell with less, would increase the cost significantly, due to The Unexpected impact on the time plan of The Project . "

Downing Street has said the chiming of Big Ben is "a matter for The House " of Commons.

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle , the Chairman of The Commons Commission, said: "you are talking about £50,000 a Bong . "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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