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'Chemical incident' at UK Parliament triggers police lockdown - reports Envelope of 'white powder' triggers lockdown at UK Parliament - reports
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Police have the Westminster parliamentary estate in London on lockdown following reports of a “chemical incident.” Parts of the Westminster parliamentary estate in London were on lockdown on Thursday afternoon following reports of a “chemical incident.”
Officers have shut down areas to discover the source and are investigating a “white powder.” Officers shut down areas to discover the source, and were investigating a “white powder.”
The Lords are reportedly locked out on the terrace. The substance is believed to have been found in an envelope addressed to a Peer, a member of the House of Lords.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police says: "A suspicious package has been delivered to the Houses of Parliament.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW  "Officers are at the scene examining the contents of the package."
Doors and windows were closed and people, including some Lords, were reportedly locked out on the terrace.
The police say nobody was injured or made unwell in the incident.
Times reporter Matt Chorley was among those locked out, and was tweeting from the terrace.