Sir Lindsay Hoyle might be best known for keeping MPs in line in the House of Commons – but he managed to clock off from the day job on Friday with a visit to Big Ben.
The Speaker of the House lent a hand as work began to put the world-famous clock back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in time for Sunday.
While the nation looks forward to an extra hour in bed – parliament’s clockmakers will be embarking on a 24-hour mission to ensure politics keeps to time.
Big Ben is one of 2,000 timepieces throughout the Palace of Westminster and across the Parliamentary Estate that will need to be adjusted to take account of the time change this autumn.
This year is significant as it will be the first time Big Ben will be put back to GMT since the scaffolding came down from the Elizabeth Tower following an £80m restoration project spanning five years.
Sir Lindsay said the clock change “will herald a new beginning” for the iconic London landmark.
“While the rest of us are tucked up in our…
