London, UK. 30th March 2015. Following the dissolution of Parliament earlier today, by tradition, the Common Crier of the City reads out a copy of the Royal Proclamation, summoning a new Parliament and requiring an election, on the steps of the Royal Exchange, having been it handed to him by the Common Serjeant of the City, ahead of it being also read out in the London boroughs. Credit: Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News

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