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March 23rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - MPs call for the London landmark to be renamed for the Diamond Jubilee
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James Chapman
19:04 EST, 22 March 2012
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22:08 EST, 22 March 2012
The tower containing Big Ben should be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the Queen, senior MPs will say today.
They are calling on Parliament’s authorities to recognise the monarch’s 60 years on the throne by mirroring a tribute paid to Queen Victoria.
In 1860, the west tower of the Palace of Westminster, originally called The King’s Tower, was renamed the Victoria Tower to commemorate 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
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the eastern end of the palace, and though it is generally extended to refer to the tower as well, its actual name is St Stephen’s Tower (although most simply refer to it as The Clock Tower).
Now a cross-party group of MPs led by Foreign Office aide Tobias Ellwood is calling for the tower to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in June to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
His campaign has the support of Cabinet ministers, including Commons Leader Sir George Young, as well as senior figures in the two other main parties. They want the House of Commons Commission, the august body which runs the Commons, to approve the name change.
Address: The Queen last visited the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday. Above, Prince Philip looks on as she delivers her speech in Westminster Hall
Mr Ellwood said: ‘I can’t think of a greater tribute for Parliament to bestow on Her Majesty than the naming of such a landmark as the Clock Tower. If we get the support I hope we will, I would like to see a formal announcement or a ceremony taking place on June 2.’
Former Labour foreign secretary and Lord Chancellor Jack Straw said: ‘I think it is a very fitting tribute to a monarch who has served the country so well.’
Labour’s shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said: ‘The Queen and the Clock Tower are known throughout the world. It would be brilliant if we could celebrate 60 years of service with a permanent monument to Her Majesty’s dedication and grace.’
Today Conservative MP Mr Ellwood will table a Commons motion calling on the Commission to take forward the proposals.
It says that of the 41 monarchs who have reigned England and the UK since William the Conqueror, only Victoria and the present Queen have marked a Diamond Jubilee.
The Queen and Prince Philip will take part in a glittering carriage procession through Westminster at the end of the four-day bank holiday weekend celebrating the Diamond Jubilee, Buckingham Palace announced yesterday.
They will travel in the 1902 State Landau along a route lined by thousands of well-wishers before acknowledging the crowds from the balcony at the palace. Accompanying them in other carriages will be the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry.
The spectacle on June 5 will conclude celebrations for the Queen’s 60-year reign, which include a Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant and a concert with acts including Paul McCartney, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.
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I think it’s fine. Everyone will still refer to it as Big Ben. When asked in all the years I’ve been away I always just refer to it as being Big Ben (the large bell/clock) and the building as the “clock tower” forgetting that it’s official name is St. Stephens Tower. Even if renamed the Elizabeth Tower; around the world it will continue to be referred to as Big Ben. So, it’s really a non issue. We’ll have the East -West Queen Towers at Westminster, however, with affection it will remain Big Ben.
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Oh for gods sake
Leave the clock as big ben
Do or name something else after the queen if we have to
Big Ben will always be known as Big Ben its a land mark its what people recognize as being a part of London
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I agree with most of the greens – it will always be Big Ben, leave it as it is. There are many other ways on honouring the Queen.
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Surely they can come up with something better than that , seems sycophantic to me.
How about renaming Hyde Park Queen Elizabeth Park or Picaddilly circus Queen Elizabeth Circus or Trafalgar Square Queen Elizabeth Square with nice statue of Her Majesty on the spare plinth , she has earned it.
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Big Liz – Doesnt have the same ring.
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Have those wasters really nothing better to use Parliamentary time for, than this nonsense?
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People will call it what they will but they will always see an icon that represents one of the best nations and greatest people of all times.
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Everyone will always call the tower Big Ben, printing new signs is a waste of money and simply a sad attempt by obsequious politicians to get knighthoods.
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Did you people read? Big Ben is the bell inside the tower, and that name will stay. They said that they want to name the TOWER after the Queen, not Big Ben.
– Molly, USA, 23/3/2012 03:32 =================== HOW DARE YOU call us ‘you people’? The point people are making – which you don’t know, presumably because you are not British – and it is absolutely none of your business – is that the tower is never referred to as St Stephen’s Tower, or the Clock Tower; it is called Big Ben, and whether the tower is renamed the Elizabeth Tower, it will STILL be referred to as Big Ben. It matters not a jot that Big Ben is in fact the name of the bell, and not the tower – WHICH WE KNOW. Bl00dy cheek of it lecturing us!
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Why mirror the same thing that was attributed to Queen Victoria, It is not only a insult to our present Queen but very disrespectful to Queen Victoria.!!! I don’t think this Country can do anything right., anymore.
The Queen loves animal and Flowers, perhaps they should build an animal rescue centre or a flower show in her majesty’s honor.
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