How many bars are there in the house of commons

Located next to the bins in the basement, it is the only bar most voters would recognise as a normal pub, with darts results and welcoming scruffiness. Mostly it is used by younger passholders, some reputedly "on the pull", not MPs. The famous Annie's Bar, named after a long-dead barmaid, where hacks and pols met on equal terms, has long since closed.

The refurbished and cheerless press bar is now called Moncrieff's after a legendary thirsty Press Association reporter who gave up drink and is still alive. As demand rises, the number of snacks and meals the palace sells each day has doubled in the past 20 years because MPs and staff work at Westminster most of the year now. Bellamy's Bar named after another long-dead functionary has been turned into a creche for the children of MPs and staff.

Another thing Barry did was hide the iron guttering pipes inside the sand stone walls of the palace. Alas for the drinkers at the House, the plan is to move into Richmond House—owned by Middle Eastern investors who have banned alcohol. Over this period we will see if the hurly burly of Westminster politics give way to a more sober form of political contemplation. Before studying journalism at the University of London he worked as a political staffer for 15 years.

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