Mute response to bid for Big Ben to ring on Brexit day

When British Conservative MP Mark Francois launched his campaign to crowdfund Big Ben's bongs, he said it would take less than 48 hours to hit the total - but even with the Brexiteer pledging £1,000 (€1,168) of his own money, he has only managed to raise a fraction of the £500,000 required.

Dozens of crowdfunding pages were launched after Boris Johnson suggested members of the public could meet the £500,000 cost of the famous bell ringing at 11pm on January 31, when the UK leaves the EU.