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Tonight at Ten, Westminster under attack - four people are dead,

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including a police officer, and at least 20 people injured.

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The chaos unfolded early this afternoon,

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when a man drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing two

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And then I heard a big sort of crunch, it sounded like a car

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crash, almost like the crunch of a wheel on a kerb.

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Then I saw the vehicle mount the kerb and it was coming

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so quickly and I saw some people being hit in front of me.

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On the other side of the road, there was a body and when I looked

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further up there was another body and when I looked over

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the side of the bridge, there appeared to be a body

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After crashing the car, he forced his way into the precincts

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of Parliament, and stabbed a police officer, who later died.

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The attacker was then shot dead by other officers

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This is a day we'd planned for, but hoped would never happen.

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We will continue to do all we can to protect the people of London.

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Tonight, the police investigation continues as the prime minister has

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been chairing a meeting of the cabinet's

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We will all move forward together, never giving in to terror and never

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allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart.

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We'll have the latest on the people injured in today's attack,

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and we'll have the latest on the police investigation

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And we will have the latest analysis on the news Channel, including how

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tomorrow's papers are reporting the attack.

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Good evening from Westminster, where a state of emergency

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was imposed this afternoon following a terror incident

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which led to at least four deaths and more than 20 people injured.

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Those killed include a police officer and the man

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It's the worst attack in London since the July 7th bombings of 2005.

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This was the sequence of events which started

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The man drove a car across Westminster Bridge,

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mounting the pavement, hitting many pedestrians,

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killing two people and causing some very serious injuries before

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crashing into railings at the Houses of Parliament.

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He then ran through the gates of the Palace of Westminster armed

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with a knife and stabbed a police officer, who wasn't armed and later

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died despite the efforts of a team of emergency workers and an MP

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The attacker was shot dead by police who rushed to the scene

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The Houses of Parliament and the surrounding area were placed

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into immediate lockdown as police conducted a thorough search.

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Among those held inside for several hours was our political

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editor Laura Kuenssberg, and we start tonight

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Run. Go. Move. The sound of gunfire replacing the bells of Big Ben. Go!

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Go, move yourselves, go! The centre of our government, normally a safe

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place. Not today. Members of the public, politicians, the hundreds of

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staff for whom this is work. In politics, for some a home from home.

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Sprinting for safety outside. The SWAT team turned up with paramedics,

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and they asked us to abandon our vehicle and just walk away. There

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was a body and when I looked further up, there was another body. And when

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I looked over the side of the bridge, there appeared to be a body

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in the water as well. Sick. It is sick to witness these things. My

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hands are shaking. A car, a weapon, ploughing through members of the

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public on Westminster Bridge, normally a tourist spot. Today a

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site of danger. Two killed, many others seriously hurt. And then the

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car, only a couple of hundred yards away, careered around to smash into

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Parliament's gates. A policeman gave his life to stop the attacker

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nothing further. The Prime Minister had been meeting Cabinet colleagues

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in Parliament. But was hurried out and then through Westminster's

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backstreets to safety. And inside Parliament, lockdown. I, with

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hundreds of others, bundled back from the front entrance, waiting

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through fear and confusion. A police officer told me someone was killed

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just yards outside. We heard three or four shots which sounded like

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shots, and then everyone turned and ran back through here and then...

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Well, we know as much as we know from now on in. But generally, a lot

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of people were walking through that area and most people heard three or

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four shots. Did you hear anything? All this noise at the front of

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portcullis house ten minutes ago. Lots of police and security guards

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shouting, people running past the building my general sense of panic.

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Everyone was ordered to the back of the building until it was safe to do

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otherwise. There are at least a couple of hundred people here inside

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Portcullis House. This is the heart of where Westminster does its

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business and we are all part of a lockdown after what has happened

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outside. Police officers told me one man was shot at the front. A few MPs

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have told me they have heard three or four gunshots as they were on

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their way to vote. This is obviously a place that is tightly guarded at

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all times, but there is a sense of shock that finally, it appears that

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something so serious has happened right here in the heart of

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Westminster. Then, in the chamber that sat on through all sorts of

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situations, wars and peace, which interrupted. Order! I am now going

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to suspend the sitting of the House. This House is now suspended, but

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please wait here. Because of this place was the focus of danger. MPs

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and staff watched from their windows as the SWAT team arrived. Is this

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the attacker? A first aid kit thrown in to help, emergency services

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trying to save him and his victims. While inside, those of us who came

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here to work today, or to visit or to be part of this place, waited

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tensely, corridors full of staff who couldn't leave and didn't want to

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stay, caught up in an attack which stopped the business of democracy.

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It is just after five o'clock. We still don't really know what is

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going on. This group of students was brought here just for the day to see

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how Parliament works. Little did they know what kind of situation

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would unfold. Frankly, it's still very hard to believe it has really

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happened here today. Tonight, the meaning of this attempt seems clear.

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The Prime Minister obviously angered and saddened, but resolute. These

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streets of Westminster, home to the world's oldest parliament, are

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ingrained with a spirit of freedom that echoes in some of the furthest

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corners of the globe. And the values our parliament represents -

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democracy, freedom, human rights, the rule of law - command the

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admiration and respect of free people everywhere. That is why it is

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a target for those who reject those values. But let me make it clear to

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day, as I have had cause to do before, any attempt to defeat those

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values to violence and terror is doomed to failure. The human cost is

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only just becoming clear. We have declared this as a terrorist

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incident and the counterterrorism command are carrying out an

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investigation into the events today. The attack started when a car was

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driven over Westminster Bridge, hitting and injuring a number of

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members of the public, also including three police officers on

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their way back from a commendation ceremony. The car crashed into the

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front of Parliament and at least one man armed with a knife continued the

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attack and tried to enter parliament. Sadly, I can confirm

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that four people have now died. That includes the police officer who was

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protecting Parliament, and one man we believe to be the attacker, who

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was shot by a police firearms officers. The officer's family have

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been made aware. At least 20 people have been injured. My thoughts are

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with all those who have been affected by today's attack and is a

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service, we have lost one of our own as he acted to protect the public

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and his colleagues. This is a day we had planned for, but we hoped would

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never happen. Sadly, it's now a reality. We will continue to do all

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we can to protect the people of London. An attack that in theory,

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many expected. But the truth of an event like this in practice is a

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shock in our Parliament, a shock in our country. Whatever the motive, an

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effort to stop our democracy in its tracks, a new, or four page of

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history in a place where every corner tells of our shared past.

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Laura Kuenssberg, BBC News, Westminster.

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As Laura explained, the attack started when a man drove his vehicle

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at speed across Westminster Bridge towards the Houses of Parliament,

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hitting many pedestrians in his path, two of whom died,

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and several others suffered catastrophic injuries.

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They included some police officers who'd been

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Our chief correspondent Gavin Hewitt reports in more detail on the attack

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Early afternoon with the traffic flowing over Westminster Bridge.

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To the right, a grey Hyundai starts crossing the bridge and then

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Others are knocked to the ground and under traffic as the vehicle

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Left behind on the bridge, a group of horrified visitors.

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On the ground, about 20 injured people, some

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lying on the pavement, many bleeding,

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Some of the injuries were described as catastrophic.

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A big sort of crunch, sounded like a car crash

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but like the crunch of a wheel on a kerb.

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I saw the vehicle mount the kerb and it was coming out so quickly

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and I saw some people being hit in front of me, I jumped to

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I think one of the guys had been hit, but fortunately

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And then looked around me in shock because I could see bodies,

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Some people trying to escape the vehicle ended up in the road,

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We heard what sounded like metal on metal,

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But then we looked outside and I saw one person down, then another,

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and I saw five people in all down on the tarmac and on the pavement

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and then I understood that it must have been deliberate.

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There were moments when the injured were comforted by others

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Shortly after, paramedics from nearby St Thomas' Hospital arrived.

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The woman who jumped into the Thames was rescued,

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Many on the bridge had severe injuries, and two

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The police believe there was only one attacker involved here,

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but their task over the next 24 or 36 hours will be to trace every

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link to that individual and to satisfy themselves

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MPs, peers and parliamentary staff have been unanimous in their praise

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of the police and emergency services for their swift response

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to the events as they unfolded this afternoon.

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Dozens of MPs were held in the House of Commons for more than two hours

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Our deputy political editor John Pienaar reports

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A brutal attack aimed at the heart of Britain's national life, on a

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peaceful spring afternoon in the capital, a potential danger so often

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discussed here at Westminster became suddenly horribly real. Time for a

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statement to MPs unlike any they had heard before. It seems that a police

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officer has been stabbed, that the alleged assailant was shot by armed

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police. An air ambulance is currently attending the scene. At a

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time like this, although there has been no time quite like this, an

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attempt to spread fear and wreck notions of normality drew a familiar

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response, only now the defensive dish values were delivered with

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studied calm to an audience absorbing something shocking. The

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British people will be united in working together to defeat those who

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would harm our shared values, values of democracy, tolerance and the rule

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of law. Values symbolised by the Houses of Parliament, values that

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will never be destroyed. The lockdown ended. Those who had been

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penned in streamed away, and there were forceful appeals for people to

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resist the temptation to give in to hate, to unite, not split apart. My

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message to those who want to harm us and destroy our way of life is, you

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won't succeed. You would divide us. We will not be cut by terrorists.

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Parliament will sit tomorrow. The country will go about its business

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tomorrow. Terrorists tried to strike fear in people's hearts. They tried

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to divide communities. Tonight, the Labour leader emphasised the scale

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of the security challenge. It is everybody that must be kept safe,

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everybody, whether they are in Parliament or outside Parliament.

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This was an attack on people going about their normal day-to-day

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business. And for even hardened politicians, and emotionally tiring

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day. Just so awful for the people who died and their families and

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friends. It is so sick. So finally, here at the heart of government,

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first hand experience of a lethal danger that will not be easily

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disarmed, not by policing, not by any peace initiative. For

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politicians and people, it's a test of nerve and resolve, a test that

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will be long-lasting and far from easy to pass. John Pienaar, BBC

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News, Westminster. Scotland Yard gave details of its

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early investigation this evening. In a moment, we'll speak to our home

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affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford, at New Scotland

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Yard, for the latest. We expect a new police statement in

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the next few minutes but we will wait to see if that happens.

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But first, at least 20 people were injured in today's attack.

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The London Ambulance Service reported some

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Our correspondent Sophie Hutchinson is there.

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She is at Saint Thomases hospital just across the river from

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Parliament. Can you tell us what the authorities are saying about the

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condition of some of the people brought in today? This hospital has

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been right at the centre of things today, as you were saying, it is

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right opposite the Houses of Parliament, it is linked to it by

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Westminster Bridge were some of those terrible injuries, some of

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those catastrophic injuries took place today and staff rushed out of

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this hospital today to try to help those who were injured on the

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Bridge. Two people remain in a stable condition at Saint Thomases

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hospital and another eight were taken to Kings Hospital in

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south-east London. It's a major trauma centre used to dealing with

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major injuries from, for example, cars, road traffic incidents and

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that kind of thing. We know of those eight people six are in a stable

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condition but two people remained critically ill tonight. Sophie,

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thank you very much for now. If there is any more development there

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we will come back to you straightaway. Let's joined Daniel

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Sandford at new Scotland Yard where we expect a new statement in the

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next few minutes. Bring us up-to-date on what we know so far.

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Tonight, as you know, all of Westminster is cordoned off by the

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police, Whitehall is shut, Westminster Square is closed.

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Westminster Bridge, which is just 100 metres from the new police

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headquarters over there is a crime scene, as is the interior of the

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Palace of Westminster. The traffic on Westminster Bridge is frozen in

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time. It just hasn't moved since the moment that the carnage began and

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police officers are poring over the bridge looking for evidence, as they

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are inside the Palace of Westminster it's self. The key thing is that

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evidence needs to be gathered, even though police still believe the

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attacker acted alone. They need to know what happened, they need to

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know what he did, because from their on they can work out if he was

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acting alone, not just alone in the vehicle, but actually acting alone.

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We are expecting an updated very soon from Mark Rowley, the Acting

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Deputy Commissioner here at new Scotland Yard, the National

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coordinator for anti-terrorism, and he will say the focus of the inquiry

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is international terrorism, I understand, and that is of course

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Islamist inspired, Violet Jihadist inspired -- violent. We talk a

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little bit about the shape of this inquiry in the early stages and the

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efforts being made to identify who was responsible and whether there

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was any wider network, as you say. That is the absolute key for them.

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Obviously it's bad enough that a man has driven right through the heart

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of Westminster, killed one of Scotland Yard's on officers and had

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to be shot dead in the Palace of Westminster. That is a serious

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matter for Scotland Yard. But they need to know whether this was a man

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who was inspired, as they believe, by this Jihadist ideology, or

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whether he is part of a network. He needs to have bought a car, he needs

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to have had some kind of support network working with him and that is

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going to be the focus of the investigation. At this stage there

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is not expected to be a trial. He is believed to be the only suspect but

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that doesn't mean a wider investigation won't throw up other

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suspects, and that will be the absolute focus of this

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investigation. I can't emphasise how important this is for new Scotland

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Yard. Over the death toll is thankfully lower than it has been in

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previous attacks on London, the key thing is for them to try and work

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out who might have been involved behind-the-scenes in this attack on

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the Palace of Westminster. Daniel, thanks for now and thank you

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to Sophie. Either way, Daniel, if there major developments from the

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police at new Scotland Yard tonight we will come back to you right away.

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In the meantime. The Prime Minister was in Parliament

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when the attack happened, and was immediately taken to safety

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by her police protection team. Earlier this evening, Theresa May

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did chair a meeting of Cobra, the cabinet committee that deals

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with emergencies, as the attacker's identity was being examined,

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as Daniel was telling us, and questions were asked about how

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someone managed to penetrate parliament's enhanced security

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system carrying a weapon. Our security correspondent

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Gordon Corera has this assessment of the attacker

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and the investigation. The attacker shot by police lies

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on a stretcher, then still alive. His weapon, a large

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knife, apparently Now the hunt is on to identify the

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man and understand what lay behind Who was he and how

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did he get so close? Other clues for investigators

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will include the car that was used so

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brutally as a weapon. Armed police have regularly carried

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out exercises like this one to secure Parliament and

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the area around it. The Met responded in line

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with our plans for a marauding That response included

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uniformed and specialist We now, of course,

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have an ongoing operation and whilst we currently believe

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there was only one attacker I'm sure people will understand

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we are taking every searching the area as thoroughly

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and exhaustively as possible. In recent years security

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in Parliament has been tightened after intruders

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managed to get inside. Cameras, bollards,

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armed guards and x-ray Today and attacker did

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breach the initial perimeter but police

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dealt with him quickly. The security services say that 13

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attacks have been stopped MI5 and the police have certainly

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improved their ability to But, we've also seen those planning

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attacks switch to less sophisticated techniques which can be harder for

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the intelligence agencies to spot. A year ago exactly saw an attack

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on Brussels airport and the metro. That was more

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sophisticated than what we saw in Westminster today,

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including the use of explosives. Last weekend Paris's Orly

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airport showed how sometimes lone individuals are now

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moving towards more low-tech means. Recent attacks in

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Berlin and Nice showed the carnage a vehicle could inflict on innocent

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people, as happened today on In many recent cases

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attackers have been inspired by so-called Islamic state,

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although not necessarily in direct Well, it's very hard to prevent

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an attack, if you like, a low-tech attack like this

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from happening once an individual is If you haven't got

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the intelligence to know it is happening it's very,

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very hard to prevent lives from being lost once the attack

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actually takes place. A wide-reaching and urgent

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investigation into this incident is The attacker may be dead

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but the priority will be finding out if he worked alone and

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if this threat has really passed. As we heard earlier Laura

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Kuenssberg, our political editor, was held in one of the Parliamentary

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buildings for several hours. Laura joins us now to reflect on a truly

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shocking day at Westminster, despite the fact that the security levels

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have been very high for some time. They have and it is notable the

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security levels have not been raised by the government tonight. Just

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eight hours ago this felt like a normal Westminster Wednesday. There

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had been a rowdy Prime Minister's Questions session and all of a

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sudden a commotion across the road, shouting, the sound of gunshots, the

:24:58.:25:03.

sound of sirens, helicopters overhead, and then the realisation

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that something extremely serious and potentially with fatal consequences

:25:09.:25:12.

for members of the public or politicians was taking place. I

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can't emphasise enough how much security is part of this place. On a

:25:17.:25:22.

normal working day you might walk past armed police may be on a dozen

:25:23.:25:26.

occasions, perhaps more. So the sense of shock that finally

:25:27.:25:30.

something like this has taken place, here of all places, is profound. And

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you know the attacker got as far as a few yards really from where the

:25:37.:25:40.

Prime Minister's convoy goes in and out, a part of Westminster behind

:25:41.:25:44.

the security cordon where senior politicians, staff, of course, and

:25:45.:25:48.

members of the public who are allowed to go in for a visit our

:25:49.:25:53.

wandering around freely. I think the target could hardly therefore been

:25:54.:25:56.

more audacious and more shocking and I think we could see from the Prime

:25:57.:26:00.

Minister's face how angry and how sad and she was but also determined

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that what is today a place of danger what, will tomorrow be the home of

:26:06.:26:11.

democracy, with MPs and the House of Lords coming to work as normal. We

:26:12.:26:18.

will talk later. We will go to new Scotland Yard where the assistant

:26:19.:26:21.

Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley is talking. Today in Westminster we saw

:26:22.:26:26.

tragic events unfold and our thoughts are with those who lost

:26:27.:26:30.

loved ones, those who were injured and one of those affected by this

:26:31.:26:35.

attack. One of those who died today was a police officer, PC Keith

:26:36.:26:39.

Palmer, a member of our Parliamentary of diplomatic

:26:40.:26:43.

protection command. Keith, aged 48, had 15 years service and was a

:26:44.:26:47.

husband and father. He was someone who left for work today expecting to

:26:48.:26:52.

return home at the end of his shift and he had every right to expect

:26:53.:26:56.

that would happen. I can also now confirmed there are three members of

:26:57.:26:58.

the public who have lost their lives in the attack. Specially trained

:26:59.:27:05.

family liaison officers have been deployed to support them. And as I

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confirmed earlier the suspected attacker was shot dead by unarmed

:27:10.:27:13.

officer. Now in total we have five people who died today. I will not

:27:14.:27:18.

comment at this stage on the identity of the attacker but are

:27:19.:27:23.

working assumption is he was inspired by international terrorism.

:27:24.:27:31.

I should also state at this stage we believe 40 people have been injured,

:27:32.:27:35.

including several with serious injuries, including three police

:27:36.:27:40.

officers, two of whom are in a serious condition. Our investigation

:27:41.:27:43.

continues and is moving at a very fast-paced this evening and we will

:27:44.:27:47.

be working throughout the night. We have hundreds of officers on this

:27:48.:27:50.

investigation and they are focusing on the suspect's motivation,

:27:51.:27:57.

preparation his associates. We are forensically examining a complicated

:27:58.:28:01.

crime scene that covers a wide area and as with all investigations of

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this nature it will take us some time to work through the painstaking

:28:05.:28:08.

work necessary to gather all of the relevant evidence. Only then will

:28:09.:28:13.

the full picture be known. Officers are taking statements from the

:28:14.:28:15.

hundreds of people who were nearby as today's attack unfolded and we

:28:16.:28:21.

are seizing and examining CCTV. I can also report that the lockdown of

:28:22.:28:25.

Parliament has concluded and we are working to reduce the areas cordoned

:28:26.:28:30.

off. I would like to thank the public and parliamentarians for

:28:31.:28:34.

their patience and assistance as we carried out detailed examinations

:28:35.:28:38.

and work in that area. As the Prime Minister said earlier on the UK

:28:39.:28:43.

threat level has been at severe for some time and this level is not

:28:44.:28:48.

changing. But we have enhanced the scale of our policing operations and

:28:49.:28:54.

presence to cope Dummett protect communities across the country. As

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we continue to investigate today's horrific events we want to reassure

:28:58.:29:01.

the public that police and partners will do everything possible to

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protect them. As a precautionary measure over the next few days we

:29:06.:29:09.

have increased the number of officers on duty, armed and unarmed,

:29:10.:29:14.

to provide a highly visible reassuring presence. This will

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continue for as long as is necessary. Terrorists have a clear

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aim, that is to create discord, distrust and to create fear. The

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police stand with all communities in the UK and will take action against

:29:29.:29:32.

anybody who seeks to undermine society, especially where their

:29:33.:29:36.

crimes are motivated by hate. We must recognise now that our Muslim

:29:37.:29:39.

communities will feel anxious at this time given the past behaviour

:29:40.:29:43.

of extreme right-wing groups and we will continue to work with all

:29:44.:29:46.

community leaders over the coming days. It is essential for us to

:29:47.:29:51.

remain vigilant but also to work together policing communities, to

:29:52.:29:56.

unite against those who seek through violence and extremism to threaten,

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to intimidate, and to cause fear. We ask the public to be alert and to

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report any suspicious activity to the police, calling our

:30:08.:30:11.

anti-terrorism hotline on zero 807 89321, or dialling 999. Today is an

:30:12.:30:19.

incredibly sad and sombre day, especially for the Metropolitan

:30:20.:30:24.

Police Service. And everyone who is affected. It is only right that I

:30:25.:30:28.

finish by mentioning the pride I feel in the swift and brave response

:30:29.:30:33.

from our officers, especially from those who without fear for their own

:30:34.:30:36.

safety confronted the terrorist. Thank you. I will take some

:30:37.:30:42.

questions. You will not give away the identity on air but do you think

:30:43.:30:46.

you know who the man is who carried out the attack? We think we know who

:30:47.:30:50.

the attacker is and we're working at looking at associates. There are

:30:51.:30:52.

proactive investigative journalists out there and I would ask for

:30:53.:30:55.

restraint to allow the investigation to move forward without being

:30:56.:30:59.

troubled by unnecessary reporting. Can you confirm if he was a British

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national and whether there are concerns there are others involved

:31:05.:31:08.

in this and the potential for other attacks? As I have said it is an

:31:09.:31:11.

ongoing investigation and to give any more details about him, his

:31:12.:31:15.

associates or investigations would be inappropriate so I can't answer.

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Do you know the nationality of the attacker? We know we have a range of

:31:21.:31:25.

nationalities and we are working with their host countries. As you

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would expect in a tourist locations such as Westminster Bridge it would

:31:29.:31:32.

be wrong for me to mention those now until we have managed to liaise with

:31:33.:31:39.

the host countries and the families. Are you talking about Islamist

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state? Islamic related terrorism is our assumption. INAUDIBLE

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In terms of levels of concern the Prime Minister said earlier we are

:31:50.:31:52.

not changing the national threat level. The independent body that

:31:53.:31:55.

looks at those issues decided it is not necessary at that stage so we

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are still at the level of severe and an attack remains highly likely.

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Given what has happened on a precautionary basis across the

:32:03.:32:06.

country we are stepping up police patrols, unarmed and armed and the

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public will see far more of their local police forces over the local

:32:11.:32:14.

days, particularly in crowded and iconic places.

:32:15.:32:23.

How long will the centre of Westminster be closed as a crime

:32:24.:32:25.

scene? The examination of the crime scene will take many hours,

:32:26.:32:27.

Parliament will reopen tomorrow. Some of the crime scene will

:32:28.:32:29.

restrict some of the entrances, but business must return to normal as

:32:30.:32:32.

quickly as possible. You say you think you know the identity of this

:32:33.:32:37.

attacker, was he known to you before? I will not talk about the

:32:38.:32:41.

details of the investigation, the individual concerned and associates,

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let us get on with the investigation. INAUDIBLE

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The Parliamentary protection team, a combination of armed and unarmed

:32:50.:32:52.

officers doing different roles and sadly the officer who lost his life

:32:53.:32:56.

today was unarmed supported by armed colleagues who have shot and killed

:32:57.:33:00.

the attacker. Are you surprised that he got so far? He tried to enter

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parliament and was stopped very close to the gate. Does that have to

:33:06.:33:11.

be changed in the future? It is too early to talk about matters like

:33:12.:33:14.

that. Our parliamentarians say they want open democracy and the balance

:33:15.:33:17.

between protection and the ability to you of the public to have access

:33:18.:33:20.

is important and that is something for them to consider with us over

:33:21.:33:25.

the coming days. Use it previously the military would be on hand to

:33:26.:33:28.

provide reassurance. In the light of what has happened today, is that

:33:29.:33:31.

something Londoners can expect to see on the streets soldiers? There

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is no plan to do that in the coming days, I made the point early on in

:33:36.:33:39.

line with our normal response to a terrorist attack we seek terrorist,

:33:40.:33:45.

military support if necessary but that has not been necessary today.

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Thank you for your time. Mark Rowley, the assistant Deputy

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Commissioner giving us a pretty comprehensive statement confirming

:33:56.:33:59.

quite a few details for us. Naming the police officer who lost his life

:34:00.:34:05.

today, PC keep Palmer, 48, 15 years service, husband and father -- Keith

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Parmar. As he said three members of the public lost their lives in the

:34:13.:34:15.

attack, the attacker was killed during the course of the incident,

:34:16.:34:19.

40 people injured now. We heard 20 earlier, including some very

:34:20.:34:23.

seriously injured, including some police officers who were returning

:34:24.:34:29.

from an event not far from the Palace of Westminster Crossing

:34:30.:34:30.

Westminster Bridge when this happened today. They think they know

:34:31.:34:36.

the identity of the attacker but they are being cautious about that

:34:37.:34:39.

and they are working on the assumption that this was committed

:34:40.:34:43.

in the context of international terrorism. They are not going

:34:44.:34:47.

further than that at the moment but that is the context that they are

:34:48.:34:51.

broadly offering right now. That was Mark Rowley, the man in charge of

:34:52.:34:55.

this very comprehensive and wide-ranging investigation. As he

:34:56.:35:00.

was explaining it, with hundreds of officers involved. Back to Laura

:35:01.:35:03.

Kuenssberg for some thoughts on the range of detail provided.

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There were some big headlines from Mark Rowley, first of all that the

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scale of the attack was bigger than we thought moment ago, with five

:35:16.:35:18.

people now known to have been good including the attacker, and 40

:35:19.:35:22.

injured. Also significant that he said the police's working assumption

:35:23.:35:26.

is that this is an Islamist related terror attack. And also a hugely

:35:27.:35:32.

significant piece of information that the police believe that they do

:35:33.:35:36.

know the identity of the person who tried to attack Parliament today and

:35:37.:35:42.

lost their life in the process. A very significant fact put out into

:35:43.:35:46.

the public domain even at this early stage of the investigation, the

:35:47.:35:49.

police being clear that they think they know who carried out this

:35:50.:35:54.

shocking attack. So very significant chunks of new information coming out

:35:55.:35:58.

less than eight hours after the attack, and it brings us on to what

:35:59.:36:05.

the Government does next. Of course, terror attacks have taken place in

:36:06.:36:10.

this country before. Other European governments in recent years have had

:36:11.:36:16.

to deal with similar situations. But the very difficult thing for any

:36:17.:36:21.

politician is how to balance our liberty versus the risk to the

:36:22.:36:26.

public. It is an extremely difficult conundrum for any leader, and four

:36:27.:36:29.

Theresa May now, a huge challenge that she must try to address,

:36:30.:36:33.

although I should take that night senior government sources are

:36:34.:36:36.

telling me that it is just too soon to be considering making any changes

:36:37.:36:41.

to the current regimes we have. This bike today's shock, it is important

:36:42.:36:44.

to underline that the terror threat to this country has not been raised

:36:45.:36:53.

by the security services tonight. Laura, we will come back to you if

:36:54.:36:55.

there is any other news. Leaders from around the world have

:36:56.:36:57.

sent their support to London, France's President Hollande,

:36:58.:37:00.

whose country has suffered a series of recent terror attacks,

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sent his condolences. There were also messages of support

:37:06.:37:11.

from Germany's Angela Merkel and the Belgian Prime Minister

:37:12.:37:13.

Charles Michel, whose capital suffered a terror

:37:14.:37:18.

attack exactly a year ago. Donald Trump has offered the "full

:37:19.:37:21.

co-operation and support" of the United States,

:37:22.:37:23.

so let's cross to Washington and our Tell us a little more about what the

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White House has been saying? The president was quick to get on the

:37:34.:37:38.

phone to Theresa May to express solidarity and condolences and say

:37:39.:37:41.

that America would do everything it could to bring those responsible to

:37:42.:37:46.

justice. Those comments have been echoed by other political leaders in

:37:47.:37:50.

other government departments. One thing that hasn't happened is that

:37:51.:37:55.

we haven't seen the president seeking to politicise the attack in

:37:56.:37:57.

the way that he did after the Brussels attack and the Belgian

:37:58.:38:02.

attacks, saying how it justified the strict measures against radical

:38:03.:38:07.

Islam, as the president refers to it. But at the same time as the

:38:08.:38:10.

president was talking to Theresa May, a summit was getting under way

:38:11.:38:16.

with 68 foreign leaders in the fight against so-called Islamic State,

:38:17.:38:18.

Britain being represented by Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary. This

:38:19.:38:25.

is Donald Trump's number one foreign policy priority. He is determined to

:38:26.:38:30.

say, our job is to destroy Islamic State. With no holds barred, we must

:38:31.:38:34.

do whatever we can. There has been an intensification of that fight. We

:38:35.:38:39.

spoke to the Nato Secretary General and said, what do you do when you

:38:40.:38:44.

have got someone who is armed with a motorcar? He said that while the

:38:45.:38:47.

fight against Islamic State could be won, there is no way you can give

:38:48.:38:57.

people 100% security against that. Jon Sopel, many thanks. As you can

:38:58.:39:07.

imagine, plenty of police and emergency service activity still at

:39:08.:39:10.

Westminster tonight. We will be back with more on the day's news here.

:39:11.:39:12.

But let's have a look at the day's other main stories with Reeta.

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In the light of today's events at Westminster,

:39:17.:39:21.

the Scottish Parliament has delayed a vote on whether to demand a second

:39:22.:39:24.

MSPs were taking part in a second day of debate when the presiding

:39:25.:39:29.

officer interrupted proceedings to say he'd decided

:39:30.:39:30.

Our Scotland Editor Sarah Smith is at Holyrood.

:39:31.:39:35.

Events in London had an immediate impact in Edinburgh?

:39:36.:39:43.

They did. The flags are at half-mast outside the Scottish Parliament

:39:44.:39:49.

tonight. Earlier today, it took a bit longer for information to filter

:39:50.:39:52.

through. Whilst that debate was going on, we could see MSPs in the

:39:53.:39:56.

chamber checking their phones, getting the news. The First Minister

:39:57.:40:01.

left the chamber abruptly and eventually, one Tory MSP stood up

:40:02.:40:04.

and asked the deputy presiding officer to stop the debate. At that

:40:05.:40:08.

point, rather controversially, she said they would carry on with

:40:09.:40:12.

business as usual, as she put it. I understand that that is because

:40:13.:40:15.

Parliamentary authorities were concerned that they didn't want to

:40:16.:40:19.

be seen to be giving into terrace, so they carried on, but MSPs were

:40:20.:40:23.

really uncomfortable about that, some of them tweeting from the

:40:24.:40:25.

chamber that the debate should be stopped. Some of them walked out.

:40:26.:40:29.

Half an hour later, the presiding officer himself came in and said the

:40:30.:40:33.

debate was going to be suspended because events in Westminster meant

:40:34.:40:38.

that MSPs couldn't concentrate on the debate here about another

:40:39.:40:39.

independence referendum for Scotland. But that was also

:40:40.:40:44.

controversial. One MSP in particular looked really angry that the debate

:40:45.:40:49.

was being stopped. Others said they should have carried on, because

:40:50.:40:52.

terrorism shouldn't be allowed to derail Parliamentary debate. The

:40:53.:40:55.

First Minister since then has said that it is heartbreaking news from

:40:56.:40:59.

Westminster, sending her condolences to the bereaved and saying she

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stands in solidarity with the people of London. Many thanks.

:41:03.:41:06.

Thames Water has been fined a record ?20 million for polluting

:41:07.:41:09.

Nearly 1.5 billion litres of raw sewage entered the river

:41:10.:41:18.

in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, leaving people and animals

:41:19.:41:20.

The judge at Aylesbury Crown Court said Thames Water managers had

:41:21.:41:24.

repeatedly ignored warnings identified by their own employees,

:41:25.:41:26.

and that the incident was a "failure waiting to happen".

:41:27.:41:29.

This is one of six outlets where the raw sewage spewed

:41:30.:41:34.

Over 2012 and 2013, 1.4 billion litres of untreated muck flowed in.

:41:35.:41:45.

The pictures of it don't convey the stench or the danger,

:41:46.:41:49.

but this is what the judge called shocking and shameful,

:41:50.:41:51.

What was coming out here was raw, untreated sewage.

:41:52.:41:57.

Dominic Smulders lives and works here, and says people

:41:58.:41:59.

I mean, you don't live next to the royal River Thames and expect

:42:00.:42:06.

to see royal sewage passing the bottom of your garden.

:42:07.:42:10.

I don't think we'll ever find out the truth about how many

:42:11.:42:13.

The judge blamed the leaks on systematic poor maintenance,

:42:14.:42:19.

and said the company deliberately concealed the problems

:42:20.:42:20.

These staff comments in a log were ignored by managers.

:42:21.:42:27.

This was a failure waiting to happen.

:42:28.:42:35.

But those failures did happen repeatedly all along the Thames

:42:36.:42:38.

here, which is why today, the judge imposed a fine

:42:39.:42:40.

of ?20 million, the largest ever for a British water company.

:42:41.:42:47.

This record fine sends a signal to the companies that safeguarding

:42:48.:42:51.

the environment is not an optional extra.

:42:52.:42:55.

It is an essential part of how businesses must operate.

:42:56.:43:00.

Thames Water said shareholders, not customers, will pay the fine,

:43:01.:43:03.

We have failed in our responsibility to the environment, and that hurts

:43:04.:43:11.

both personally and professionally, because we do care.

:43:12.:43:16.

We have also failed in our responsibility to our customers.

:43:17.:43:20.

Delve in, and the sludge has been mostly sluiced away.

:43:21.:43:26.

But today's case warns all water companies not

:43:27.:43:28.

Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, on the Thames.

:43:29.:43:38.

Back now to Huw and our top story at Westminster.

:43:39.:43:51.

Westminster was packed today with tourists, lots of them visiting

:43:52.:43:57.

Parliament. Among those in the area was the BBC's Nick Robinson. I

:43:58.:44:06.

arrived here after the attack had begun on the bridge behind us. As I

:44:07.:44:11.

was walking just down there towards Big Ben, I encountered a group of

:44:12.:44:16.

what were clearly traumatised teenagers, French schoolchildren on

:44:17.:44:19.

a trip here to London. When I talk to them, I had no idea what had

:44:20.:44:24.

happened. I asked them. Some of them were too upset to talk, crying,

:44:25.:44:28.

others hugging each other. Later, I saw one on the ground, insert

:44:29.:44:33.

shocked that she was being treated by a police officer and covered with

:44:34.:44:37.

one of those foil blankets to keep her warm. One boy said to me, look,

:44:38.:44:44.

a car drove into our party. Three of my friends, he told me, were hit by

:44:45.:44:49.

the car. Then he said he was just a few feet away. He described a man

:44:50.:44:53.

getting out of the car waving what he described as a machete, and he

:44:54.:44:57.

said to me in broken English that two were cut. I asked him, were they

:44:58.:45:03.

killed? He said no, but he said they were seriously injured. And

:45:04.:45:07.

realising how serious this was, I of course let them get on their way and

:45:08.:45:13.

comfort each other. Of course, as we now know, that was just the

:45:14.:45:17.

beginning of it. You have worked here for many years. The security

:45:18.:45:21.

levels in this place have increased beyond all recognition from ten or

:45:22.:45:25.

20 years ago. It has changed dramatically. First, we had a poor

:45:26.:45:29.

security, so you are scanned on the way in. Then we saw the armed guards

:45:30.:45:34.

standing outside the entrances, very visible. Then those huge black

:45:35.:45:40.

concrete blocks were dropped. One night, I remember a warning that

:45:41.:45:44.

there could be a suicide bomber. And yet, for those of us coming in and

:45:45.:45:47.

out every day, the police officers, they might be wearing the body

:45:48.:45:51.

armour and carrying their machine guns, but they were friends, people

:45:52.:45:54.

who knew our name. There were people who chatted to you about your health

:45:55.:45:59.

and your family. And yet today, we were reminded that they have a real

:46:00.:46:03.

purpose and they are brave people who run towards fire. They ran

:46:04.:46:07.

towards attackers. They don't run away. So the likes of you and me,

:46:08.:46:12.

and our elected representatives, can keep safe. This was a day we all

:46:13.:46:16.

knew was likely. We knew preparations were being made. But

:46:17.:46:19.

there is no preparation for the shock of what we have seen.

:46:20.:46:26.

Nick Robinson, thank you for sharing what you saw with us today.

:46:27.:46:31.

The Metropolitan Police say there are extra officers,

:46:32.:46:33.

both armed and unarmed, on the streets of London tonight.

:46:34.:46:35.

An attack on the capital has been long feared,

:46:36.:46:38.

and despite the success of the security services

:46:39.:46:40.

in averting a series of plots, there have also been warnings

:46:41.:46:42.

So how have people here been reacting?

:46:43.:46:50.

Our home editor Mark Easton reports on London's response

:46:51.:46:52.

On this painful day in the life of our nation and our city...

:46:53.:46:57.

Sirens and prayers mixed together at the church

:46:58.:46:59.

Outside, the authorities have placed physical reassurance.

:47:00.:47:04.

Police just being there to make people feel safe.

:47:05.:47:07.

A busker set up at his spot in Trafalgar Square as Theatreland

:47:08.:47:16.

If London was in shock, the crowds of locals and tourists

:47:17.:47:24.

suggested they were determined to ignore any anxieties.

:47:25.:47:29.

We had just arrived in London as it was all happening,

:47:30.:47:31.

so it was a bit worrying but it hasn't stopped us.

:47:32.:47:34.

I have faith that we're going to be OK.

:47:35.:47:39.

Because I'm coming from Turkey, actually, I'm used to these

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Once we let our families know we are all right...

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For years, Londoners have been warned the question

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was not if another attack would come but when.

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They've read the signs and heard the advice about suspicious activity

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and unattended packages, the possibility of being caught up

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in random violence crosses people's minds regularly.

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It's been expected for quite a long time, it's amazing

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that there haven't been more attacks in London.

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It shows that the services must be doing a good job.

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Well, I've been quite shaky because we're quite close,

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just over the river there, but it was bound to happen

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Fluorescent flashes and wailing sirens remind those

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who were in London in 2005 of the aftermath of 7/7.

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Extra police patrols, some with guns.

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But even they have become a relatively familiar

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Inside the cordon, a vast crime scene.

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London SW1 is under forensic control.

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But outside the city carries on its business.

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For Londoners, today has been disturbing and desperately sad.

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But the city remains calm and carries on.

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Mark Easton, BBC News, Central London.

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In the past few minutes the Metropolitan Police have released an

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image of the police officer who lost his life in the line of duty today,

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PC Keith Palmer who was 48, had served for 15 years in the police

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force, a husband and father as described by the assistant Deputy

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Commissioner, and of course, the force and all the families

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associated with the force are wanting to pay tribute to him for

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his service and of course for his sacrifice today. The Conservative MP

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Adam Afriyie is with me. First of all important to underline the

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officers and emergency services today all of them responded with

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great courage and efficiency. Absolutely. I was in Palace Yard

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about 30 metres from the event at the time and the speed after which

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the first gunshot rang out and the speed with which the house services

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and security services gave instructions to return to portcullis

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house. It was impressive. It is a sad, sobering day and a day of

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steely determination to make sure democracy continues despite the

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challenges. Everyone around responded in the way they could,

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including some of your Parliamentary colleagues. Yes, we were told to

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move back I've heard gunshots before and moved back quickly behind a

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pillar and moved back to portcullis house and I saw my good friend

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Tobias Ellwood who have known for many years, ex-military, walking the

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opposite direction with a steely determination in his eyes and I said

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to him you are on some kind of mission, he went straight past and

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he was an omission, his brother died in Bali in the terrorist attack and

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he was clearly going to assist in whichever way he could and he has

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been very noble and courageous and I am sure that his family are proud of

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what he has done. The Prime Minister's Nizic tonight was very

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clear, notwithstanding the fact the police have talked about the

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security levels remaining the same, despite today cosmic events, but

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really saying it is very important for Parliament to be -- today's

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events. To be seen to be going about events in the usual way tomorrow. It

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is essential and the sense I had this afternoon talking to other

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members of Parliament, we all feel the same. There is an utter steely

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determination to ensure Parliament continues to sit, that despite the

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short-term disruptions that democracy wins through. But ever

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these perpetrators think they are up to they have no impact on

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parliamentary democracy. My heart really goes out to the families,

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that actually you know we need to mourn for them, console them, send

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our commiserations but we need to do our job of making sure that

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Parliamentary democracy continues. Adam Afriyie, good to talk to you,

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and thank you for joining us on a difficult night for people at

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Westminster. Thank you very much. Bassett from Westminster on the day

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that has seen the worst terror incident in London since the 7th of

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July 2005. There have been five deaths including the attacker, but

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of course including a police officer named in the last half-hour as PC

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Keith Palmer, more than 40 people injured and the man who carried out

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the attack was shot dead by police. There will be continuing coverage

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tonight on the BBC News channel but here on BBC One we leave you with

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some images from the day Westminster came under attack.

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Order, I am now going to suspend the sitting of the house.

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We will all move forward together, never giving in to terror.

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