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| Parliament hit by airport protest | Parliament hit by airport protest |
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| Police have been forced to close the main public entrance to Parliament after anti-airport expansion protesters tried to force their way in. | Police have been forced to close the main public entrance to Parliament after anti-airport expansion protesters tried to force their way in. |
| Demonstrators against the expansion of stansted airport in Essex and Heathrow airport in west London, tried to get in to the building in Westminster. | |
| Officers have made one arrest and have shut the St Stephen's Gate entrance. | |
| The government gave the go-ahead to Stansted's expansion this month and a decision on Heathrow is due this year. | |
| Police said none of the environmental demonstrators had managed to breach security. | |
| Metal bars | |
| Inspector Tim Barfoot, who was on the scene, said: "The situation is being dealt with. | |
| "We are concerned to ensure the effective running of Parliament." | |
| A 23-year-old woman has been arrested for breach of bail, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. | |
| Doors at the main St Stephen's Gate entrance were closed and secured with two large metal bars. Protesters striking the doors were clearly audible from the inside. | |
| The latest attempt to breach security comes months after the anti-aviation group Plane Stupid gained access to the roof of Parliament, unfurling banners and chaining themselves to the building. |