Parliament in lockdown after man is tasered by police at gates
A man was Tasered at the gates of Parliament just yards from the location where Pc Keith Palmer was stabbed to death last year.
Witnesses heard a scream and then shouting as police ran towards the man just yards inside carriage gates in the shadow of Big Ben.
The man, described as dark skinned and wearing an olive-coloured shirt, was immediately detained by uniformed officers.
The man was understood to be Tasered on the Parliament side of the gates when he was tasered by police. One report said the man had gained access to the Parliamentary estate by jumping over the railings next to carriage gates.
Parliament was reported to be in lockdown - which means that movement is restricted around the Palace of Westminster - shortly after the incident.
The man - described as in his 20s - was handcuffed and bundled into a police van, and driven away.
