Big Ben gets a new name

Big Ben is re-named in honour of Queen's Diamond Jubilee Credit: PA

One of the London's best-known landmarks is to be renamed in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, following a campaign by MPs.

The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster - known to millions by the name of the bell it houses, Big Ben - will in future be known formally as the Elizabeth Tower.

Commons authorities backed the change last night after dozens of politicians added their names to a push by Tory Tobias Ellwood in favour of the switch.

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