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Downing Street incident not currently being treated as terror-related – Met
The Metropolitan Police has released an updated statement.
“A small cordon remains in place outside Downing Street after a car collided with the gates earlier this afternoon.
“The incident is being dealt with by local officers in Westminster and isn’t currently being treated as terror-related.”
#UPDATE | A small cordon remains in place outside Downing Street after a car collided with the gates earlier this afternoon.
The incident is being dealt with by local officers in Westminster and isn’t currently being treated as terror-related.
— MPS Westminster (@MPSWestminster) May 25, 2023
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Witness Simon Parry, 44, said: “I heard a bang and looked up and saw loads of police with taser guns shouting at the man.
“A lot of police vehicles came very quickly and were very quick to evacuate the area.”
Parry said the driver had his “face to the floor” as he was being arrested.
He said the man appeared to slow down before he reached the gates of Downing Street, having driven out from the other side of the road.
“There were sniffer dogs and a bomb squad.”
Asked to describe the mood in the immediate aftermath, Parry said: “We saw people that were in a panic running away and we saw people who were excited.”
Police have opened the cordon that was restricting access for the area of Whitehall outside Downing Street where a car hit the Downing Street gates.
Dozens of members of the public filed out as armed officers kept watch near the crashed vehicle.
Sunak in Downing Street at the time of the crash
Rishi Sunak was in Downing Street at the time the car crashed into the front gates, the PA news agency understands.
The prime minister, who had been due to leave No 10, departed after the crash.
Andrew Sparrow
Here are some more pictures form Downing Street.
That is all from me for today. My colleague Nadeem Badshah is now taking over.
Police inquiry into car crashing into Downing Street not counter-terrorism operation
Vikram Dodd
Given the sensitivity of the location, there has been speculation about the reasons for the car crashing into the gates of Downing Street.
Currently Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command are not leading the investigation into the car ploughing into the Downing Street gate.
The Met’s inquiries continue.
A man was arrested for dangerous driving and criminal damage with regular police leading the investigation, at this stage.
Here is video from Downing Street.
This is from the Sun’s Noa Hoffman.
Police saying street will be “reopened shortly” they ask the public to walk “as you would on a normal day”
— Noa Hoffman (@hoffman_noa) May 25, 2023
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