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When Theresa May called a snap election Norwich South MP Clive Lewis was worried about more than just holding on to his seat.

The politician panicked when he realised the poll would be held just over a month before his wedding.

He was even one of just 13 MPs to vote against holding the election - presumably because of his upcoming nuptials.

When the election was called Mr Lewis said: “Theresa May has thrown a clanger into my personal life! The honeymoon has had to go. I said to my other half ‘how can I take a week off in Cornwall when there will be volunteers working their socks off for me?’ There were wails of anguish when we realised and it’s really sad, but it’s one of those things."

Mr Lewis also had to ditch his four-day stag do in the Cotswolds admitting: “I am sure it will still go ahead, but just without me! They will go and send me pictures of my stag do while I’m out knocking on doors.”

The couple had another hurdle to overcome when they realised that, since parliament had been dissolved, Mr Lewis, who had planned to tie the knot in the parliamentary chapel, would not be allowed into the official buidings.

(Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

During the pre-election dissolution, sitting MPs lose their standing as Members of Parliament, meaning that they are unable to enter parliament and use the Chapel.

But fortunately for the couple, Black Rod and the Serjeant at Arms agreed to make an exception for the long-planned ceremony.

And today at 3pm Clive Lewis and actress Katy Steel tied the knot at a service in the historic Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Houses of Parliament.

Katy said “When the election was first called, Clive joked we may end up door knocking in Norwich South for our honeymoon, I laughed out loud. I’m not laughing anymore” she added.

The Chapel of St Mary Undercroft is a Church of England church in the Palace of Westminster completed by Edward I in 1297.

Members of Parliament and their families can use the chapel primarily for weddings and funerals.

The body of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was kept in St Mary Undercroft on the night before her funeral in April 2013.

The honour was also accorded for the body of Tony Benn, the long serving Labour politician, before his funeral in March 2014, as well as that of PC Keith Palmer who was fatally stabbed carrying out his duties on the palace grounds during the 2017 Westminster attack.

Katy said: “We have cost the staff at the Palace so much work but they could not have been kinder. ”

Clive Lewis said: “It’s a hell of a start to married life and not quite the one we’d envisaged but Katy’s been amazingly understanding and we’re determined to make the best of it come what May.”

Because of the election the couple had to cancel their planned week long honeymoon.

But Clive and Katy will be taking a two-day ‘micro-moon’ in the South West before Clive returns to campaigning.