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At the bottom of the dial is the iconic logo of the House of Commons – the crowned portcullis symbolising strength and security

this hand-embroidered King's Guard Trumpeter tree decoration is the perfect way to add some festive London charm to your tree this Christmas

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where the House of Commons sat until the Chapel was destroyed by the fire of 1834

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Middleland Dispatches from the Borders dontshow-bookswomen At the bottom of theRory Stewart spent nearly a decade as a MP of Britains most rural constituency, Penrith and the Border. As he came to know and love this part of Cumbria, he found inspiration in the beauty of its landscape, its rugged history as a frontier land, and in the spirit of its people. Drawing on pieces originally written for a local newspaper, Middleland is an unforgettable portrait of rural Britain today a place caught in tensions between farming and the