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Britain's 'secret parliament' celebrates its 80th birthday

A general view at the House of Lords as the European Withdrawal Agreement Bill is debated in London, Britain. [Reuters]

Eighty years ago on Thursday, British lawmakers driven from their debating chamber by World War Two Nazi bombs secretly set up a new home less than 100 yards away, from where Prime Minister Winston Churchill ran the country's wartime government.

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