"Going around the corridors and tea rooms in Westminster talking to Tories, Lib Dems and of course Labour MPs, they are saying this is an injustice being done to a small number of people, " he said.

BBC: Government defiant over women's pension age change

Rushing through the corridors around the House of Lords, between interviews, I happened upon Lord Lester, who's been campaigning for a reform of the laws on defamation ("libel" to you and me), arguing that they are increasingly having "a chilling effect" on free speech.

BBC: Cheering the changes

In most airports, you are hustled off the plane and up stairs, down escalators, around corners, and along endless low-ceilinged, interior corridors before you have the privilege of standing in a line to show your passport.

NEWYORKER: Situation Terminal

The palace contains around 1, 100 rooms, 100 staircases and 3 miles (5 km) of corridors.

UNESCO: Culture