A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows the UK Parliament Christmas Tree standing in New Palace Yard close to the Elizabeth Tower, the home of Big Ben in London on December 2, 2024. Forestry England has provided Christmas Trees to Parliament free of charge for over 20 years. All have come from the Kielder Forest in Northumberland which is home to 150 million trees. (Photo by UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / HOUSE OF COMMONS" (Photo by -/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images)