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Police use CS spray in Parliament | Police use CS spray in Parliament |
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There has been an incident in Parliament in which at least one person was subdued with CS spray and arrested, police sources have confirmed. | |
The fracas involved guests at a party thrown by Conservative party chairman Eric Pickles, the person who was arrested is thought to be a journalist. | |
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. | 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. |
PREVIOUS BREACHES February 2008: Anti-Heathrow expansion protesters climb on to the roof of ParliamentMarch 2007: Greenpeace campaigners scale a crane beside the Houses of Parliament over TridentSeptember 2004: Parliament has to be suspended after protesters get into the Commons chamber while MPs debate whether to ban hunting with dogsMay 2004: Tony Blair was hit by a condom filled with purple flour by campaigners from the pressure group Fathers 4 Justice Parliament's past security lapses | |
He was taken to a local police station for further inquiries. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Mr Pickles was appointed party chairman in January, having previously been shadow communities secretary. |
He was hosting a reception for journalists. | He was hosting a reception for journalists. |