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| Police use CS spray in Parliament | Police use CS spray in Parliament |
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| Police have dealt with an incident in Parliament involving guests attending a party thrown by the Conservative party chairman Eric Pickles. | Police have dealt with an incident in Parliament involving guests attending a party thrown by the Conservative party chairman Eric Pickles. |
| Police sources confirmed at least one person, believed to be a journalist, was arrested following the fracas and that CS spray was used to subdue them. | Police sources confirmed at least one person, believed to be a journalist, was arrested following the fracas and that CS spray was used to subdue them. |
| It is understood the row started at the party and continued in a nearby corridor when an officer intervened. | It is understood the row started at the party and continued in a nearby corridor when an officer intervened. |
| A police officer received minor injuries in the incident. | A police officer received minor injuries in the incident. |
| Commons authorities confirmed the incident was not terrorist related or linked to the G20 meeting of world leaders in London later this week. | Commons authorities confirmed the incident was not terrorist related or linked to the G20 meeting of world leaders in London later this week. |
| The authorities said a police officer stopped two individuals in a private area of the Palace of Westminster - reported to be close to the offices of senior ministers and the Commons chamber itself - after one of them became aggressive. | |
| He was taken to a local police station for further inquiries. | |
| The incident - involving two people who did not have House of Commons passes - will raise fresh questions about security at Westminster. | |
| Parliamentary security has been breached on several occasions in recent years, notably when pro-hunting supporters invaded the House of Commons chamber in 2004. | |
| Last year protesters from the Plane Stupid campaign group scaled the roof of Parliament to demonstrate against new airport runways. | |
| Mr Pickles was appointed party chairman in January, having previously been shadow communities secretary. | |
| He was hosting a reception for journalists. |