Should the PM move parliament to York? There is, of course, historical precedent for such a move, as he very well knows.
Rome was founded in 753 bc and when it became a republic in 509 bc it had a population of about 40,000. By about 260 bc it commanded manpower across Italy of about 730,000.
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