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  • Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:54:53 -0000

PM chimes in to back calls to rename Big Ben landmark Elizabeth Tower after the 
Queen
PUBLISHED: 02:00, 24 March 2012 | UPDATED: 02:02, 24 March 2012
  
David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson are backing the 
campaign to rename the tower housing Big Ben the Elizabeth Tower, to honour the 
Queen?s six decades on the throne.
The Daily Mail yesterday revealed cross-party calls for Parliament to mirror a 
tribute bestowed in 1860 on Queen  Victoria, the only other monarch in history 
to mark a  Diamond Jubilee.
The square tower at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster, previously 
known as The King?s Tower, was renamed The Victoria Tower to mark her long 
reign.

Tribute: The tower, seen looming over the Palace of Westminster from London's 
Westminster Bridge, was named in honour of Queen Victoria in 1860
Senior figures from all three main parties are calling for the Clock Tower, the 
official name for the tower which houses the famous bell nicknamed Big Ben, to 
be called the Elizabeth Tower.
Around the world the 316-foot tower has become one of the most well-known 
symbols of London and the United Kingdom. MPs accept it will continue to be 
known colloquially as Big Ben, but say the tower itself should carry the 
present Queen?s name in perpetuity.
?It?s a really great idea and would be a fitting tribute,? the Prime Minister 
told the Mail. Deputy Prime Minister Mr Clegg said: ?The Queen?s Diamond 
Jubilee is an occasion that the whole country is keen to celebrate, and Members 
of Parliament are no exception. 

Address: The Queen last visited the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday. Above, 
Prince Philip looks on as she delivers her speech in Westminster Hall
'I think the idea is an excellent one and I hope the House does so.?
Labour leader Mr Miliband said: ?I want to give my wholehearted support to this 
idea. It?s a great way of recognising the amazing service the Queen has given 
to the country.?

London Mayor Mr Johnson agreed the capital?s most celebrated landmark should be 
 associated with the Queen forever. He said: ?This is an excellent way of 
honouring Her Majesty, who is arguably this country?s longest serving 
Parliamentarian, having opened Parliament 56 times at the last count and signed 
into law over 3,500 bills.?
Parliamentary private secretary at the Foreign Office Tobias Ellwood, the MP 
who proposed the idea, said he was delighted by the support. He said: ?Victoria 
became the mother of the nation in the same way that the Queen has. I believe 
the idea of a similar tribute to the Queen will be welcomed by MPs across 
Parliament and people across the nation.?
Commons Leader Sir George Young will next week raise the idea with the House of 
Commons Commission, which oversees the running of the Commons. He added: ?This 
is an imaginative and timely proposal from Tobias.?
Former Conservative foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind said: ?Our current 
Queen has celebrated so many years as our successful Monarch that the idea of 
renaming the Clock Tower as the Elizabeth Tower is an inspired one. It will 
command a lot of public support and affection.?
Anti-monarchy group Republic struck the only dissenting note, saying: ?The idea 
you?re going to turn a major feature of our Parliament into a tribute to an 
unelected, unaccountable head of state stands against everything democracy?s 
about.?



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