![Silence of the Bongs' row grows over switching off of Big Ben's historic 'democracy lamp' above Parliament Silence of the Bongs' row grows over switching off of Big Ben's historic 'democracy lamp' above Parliament](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/08/16/TELEMMGLPICT000137454839_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqk--b1aDvxTQVszVMARw2xHxZNzM_AvbX_zI3fz_u60c.jpeg?imwidth=480)
Silence of the Bongs' row grows over switching off of Big Ben's historic 'democracy lamp' above Parliament
![The Ayrton Light, remembrance and celebration at UK Parliament | Parliamentary Archives: Inside the Act Room The Ayrton Light, remembrance and celebration at UK Parliament | Parliamentary Archives: Inside the Act Room](https://archives.blog.parliament.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/06/Light-on-the-Clock-Tower-Detail-The-Illustrated-London-News-by-Illustrated-London-News--Parliamentary-Art-Co-300x136.jpg)
The Ayrton Light, remembrance and celebration at UK Parliament | Parliamentary Archives: Inside the Act Room
![If you're going to miss Big Ben's bongs, we have more bad news as something else will be missing - Mirror Online If you're going to miss Big Ben's bongs, we have more bad news as something else will be missing - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article11014647.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/MPs-Vote-On-Amendment-To-Break-Up-Brexit-Bill.jpg)
If you're going to miss Big Ben's bongs, we have more bad news as something else will be missing - Mirror Online
![New Big Ben row after it emerges a historic lamp installed by Queen Victoria will also be turned off for months | The Sun New Big Ben row after it emerges a historic lamp installed by Queen Victoria will also be turned off for months | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000346587209.jpg)
New Big Ben row after it emerges a historic lamp installed by Queen Victoria will also be turned off for months | The Sun
![UK Parliament on Twitter: "Today, the famous Ayrton light at the top of # BigBen was disconnected. Four temporary substitute lights mounted on the Tower's scaffolding will now shine when Parliament is sitting, UK Parliament on Twitter: "Today, the famous Ayrton light at the top of # BigBen was disconnected. Four temporary substitute lights mounted on the Tower's scaffolding will now shine when Parliament is sitting,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVc3AyYX4AARHHM.jpg)
UK Parliament on Twitter: "Today, the famous Ayrton light at the top of # BigBen was disconnected. Four temporary substitute lights mounted on the Tower's scaffolding will now shine when Parliament is sitting,
![If you're going to miss Big Ben's bongs, we have more bad news as something else will be missing - Mirror Online If you're going to miss Big Ben's bongs, we have more bad news as something else will be missing - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article11014646.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/MPs-Vote-On-Amendment-To-Break-Up-Brexit-Bill.jpg)