A man has been arrested after attempting to scale scaffolding on Big Ben. Scotland Yard confirmed to Metro.co.uk that a man has been arrested this morning on suspicion of trespass.
Armed police descended on the scene at midday, with officers seen taking up positions on the scaffolding. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘Police have dealt with a man climbing on the scaffolding at the palace of Westminster.
‘Officers were called at 11:32hrs on Wednesday, 30 May to reports of a man acting suspiciously near Carriage Gates, SW1.
‘When officers located the man, he climbed over the fence and climbed the scaffolding to the roof of the palace. ‘The man was arrested at 12:00hrs for trespassing on a designated site.’ Parliament is still in recess, so there will be fewer politicians and staff within parliament.
Security has been stepped up since the terror attack on Westminster Bridge in March last year.
Khalid Masood drove a rented car into pedestrians, killing four, before stabbing PC Keith Palmer to death outside parliament. Masood was eventually shot and killed by armed officers at the scene.
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