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The hit BBC sitcom satirising the inner workings of Whitehall and the so-called spads contains more than a grain of truth, the head of the cross-party public administration select committee has warned.

Although only five miles north of Winchester, the tunnel is in a rural location with no road access. Contractors were only able to reach the site after cutting through thick vegetation and abseiling down the slope on ropes.