A man was Tasered at the gates of Parliament just yards from the location wher e Pc Keith Palmer was stabbed to death las...
A man was Tasered at the gates of Parliament just yards from the location wher
e Pc Keith Palmer was stabbed to death last year.
Witnesses heard a scream and then shouting as police ran towards the man just yards inside carriage gates in the shadow of Big Ben.
The man, described as dark skinned and wearing an olive-coloured shirt, was immediately detained by uniformed officers.
He was tasered and struck with a baton by officers inside the precincts and then pinned to the ground just yards inside the gates.
The man was understood to be Tasered on the Parliament side of the gates when he was tasered by police. One report said the man had gained access to the Parliamentary estate by jumping over the railings next to carriage gates.
The man - described as in his 20s - was handcuffed and bundled into a police van, and driven away.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "A man was arrested by Carriage Gates, inside the Palace of Westminster, on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site at around 11.55hrs on Tuesday, 11 December.
"A Taser was deployed. Enquiries into the circumstances continue."
Witnesses heard a scream and then shouting as police ran towards the man just yards inside carriage gates in the shadow of Big Ben.
The man, described as dark skinned and wearing an olive-coloured shirt, was immediately detained by uniformed officers.
He was tasered and struck with a baton by officers inside the precincts and then pinned to the ground just yards inside the gates.
The man was understood to be Tasered on the Parliament side of the gates when he was tasered by police. One report said the man had gained access to the Parliamentary estate by jumping over the railings next to carriage gates.
The man - described as in his 20s - was handcuffed and bundled into a police van, and driven away.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "A man was arrested by Carriage Gates, inside the Palace of Westminster, on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site at around 11.55hrs on Tuesday, 11 December.
"A Taser was deployed. Enquiries into the circumstances continue."
The incident is not believed to be terror-related, reports said.
On the
ground, police officers confirmed that a man had burst through the open
Carriage Gates and had made it into the grounds of the Houses of
Parliament.
Victoria Umunna, 69, saw a commotion and a flurry of activity. She said there was some shouting and man was taken away very quickly.
“If this was America he would have been dead,” she said. “Only in England he would be alive. Thanks to Jesus.”
Extra police officers, some of them armed, were brought in to bolster security on the gates, but 45 minutes after the intrusion, they were stood down.
Shortly afterwards, seemingly carrying on with business as usual, Chancellor Philip Hammond was seen exiting the Carriage gates in the back of his ministerial Jaguar.
Penny Mordaunt, the International Development secretary, Tweeted her admiration for the police saying: "Always in awe at the professionalism, courage and dedication of the police who guard the Palace of Westminster. Thank you all."
Victoria Umunna, 69, saw a commotion and a flurry of activity. She said there was some shouting and man was taken away very quickly.
“If this was America he would have been dead,” she said. “Only in England he would be alive. Thanks to Jesus.”
Extra police officers, some of them armed, were brought in to bolster security on the gates, but 45 minutes after the intrusion, they were stood down.
Shortly afterwards, seemingly carrying on with business as usual, Chancellor Philip Hammond was seen exiting the Carriage gates in the back of his ministerial Jaguar.
Penny Mordaunt, the International Development secretary, Tweeted her admiration for the police saying: "Always in awe at the professionalism, courage and dedication of the police who guard the Palace of Westminster. Thank you all."
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