:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight at Ten, Westminster under attack - four people are dead,
:00:08. > :00:15.including a police officer, and at least 20 people injured.
:00:16. > :00:20.The chaos unfolded early this afternoon,
:00:21. > :00:24.when a man drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing two
:00:25. > :00:32.And then I heard a big sort of crunch, it sounded like a car
:00:33. > :00:34.crash, almost like the crunch of a wheel on a kerb.
:00:35. > :00:37.Then I saw the vehicle mount the kerb and it was coming
:00:38. > :00:41.so quickly and I saw some people being hit in front of me.
:00:42. > :00:45.On the other side of the road, there was a body and when I looked
:00:46. > :00:48.further up there was another body and when I looked over
:00:49. > :00:50.the side of the bridge, there appeared to be a body
:00:51. > :00:55.After crashing the car, he forced his way into the precincts
:00:56. > :01:01.of Parliament, and stabbed a police officer, who later died.
:01:02. > :01:03.The attacker was then shot dead by other officers
:01:04. > :01:10.This is a day we'd planned for, but hoped would never happen.
:01:11. > :01:17.We will continue to do all we can to protect the people of London.
:01:18. > :01:20.Tonight, the police investigation continues as the prime minister has
:01:21. > :01:21.been chairing a meeting of the cabinet's
:01:22. > :01:30.We will all move forward together, never giving in to terror and never
:01:31. > :01:39.allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart.
:01:40. > :01:43.We'll have the latest on the people injured in today's attack,
:01:44. > :01:45.and we'll have the latest on the police investigation
:01:46. > :02:01.And we will have the latest analysis on the news Channel, including how
:02:02. > :02:21.tomorrow's papers are reporting the attack.
:02:22. > :02:23.Good evening from Westminster, where a state of emergency
:02:24. > :02:26.was imposed this afternoon following a terror incident
:02:27. > :02:30.which led to at least four deaths and more than 20 people injured.
:02:31. > :02:32.Those killed include a police officer and the man
:02:33. > :02:40.It's the worst attack in London since the July 7th bombings of 2005.
:02:41. > :02:42.This was the sequence of events which started
:02:43. > :02:48.The man drove a car across Westminster Bridge,
:02:49. > :02:50.mounting the pavement, hitting many pedestrians,
:02:51. > :02:54.killing two people and causing some very serious injuries before
:02:55. > :02:58.crashing into railings at the Houses of Parliament.
:02:59. > :03:01.He then ran through the gates of the Palace of Westminster armed
:03:02. > :03:05.with a knife and stabbed a police officer, who wasn't armed and later
:03:06. > :03:08.died despite the efforts of a team of emergency workers and an MP
:03:09. > :03:15.The attacker was shot dead by police who rushed to the scene
:03:16. > :03:20.The Houses of Parliament and the surrounding area were placed
:03:21. > :03:22.into immediate lockdown as police conducted a thorough search.
:03:23. > :03:26.Among those held inside for several hours was our political
:03:27. > :03:28.editor Laura Kuenssberg, and we start tonight
:03:29. > :03:59.Run. Go. Move. The sound of gunfire replacing the bells of Big Ben. Go!
:04:00. > :04:10.Go, move yourselves, go! The centre of our government, normally a safe
:04:11. > :04:15.place. Not today. Members of the public, politicians, the hundreds of
:04:16. > :04:23.staff for whom this is work. In politics, for some a home from home.
:04:24. > :04:28.Sprinting for safety outside. The SWAT team turned up with paramedics,
:04:29. > :04:32.and they asked us to abandon our vehicle and just walk away. There
:04:33. > :04:36.was a body and when I looked further up, there was another body. And when
:04:37. > :04:41.I looked over the side of the bridge, there appeared to be a body
:04:42. > :04:50.in the water as well. Sick. It is sick to witness these things. My
:04:51. > :04:53.hands are shaking. A car, a weapon, ploughing through members of the
:04:54. > :04:58.public on Westminster Bridge, normally a tourist spot. Today a
:04:59. > :05:04.site of danger. Two killed, many others seriously hurt. And then the
:05:05. > :05:09.car, only a couple of hundred yards away, careered around to smash into
:05:10. > :05:15.Parliament's gates. A policeman gave his life to stop the attacker
:05:16. > :05:20.nothing further. The Prime Minister had been meeting Cabinet colleagues
:05:21. > :05:25.in Parliament. But was hurried out and then through Westminster's
:05:26. > :05:31.backstreets to safety. And inside Parliament, lockdown. I, with
:05:32. > :05:34.hundreds of others, bundled back from the front entrance, waiting
:05:35. > :05:41.through fear and confusion. A police officer told me someone was killed
:05:42. > :05:46.just yards outside. We heard three or four shots which sounded like
:05:47. > :05:53.shots, and then everyone turned and ran back through here and then...
:05:54. > :05:57.Well, we know as much as we know from now on in. But generally, a lot
:05:58. > :06:05.of people were walking through that area and most people heard three or
:06:06. > :06:10.four shots. Did you hear anything? All this noise at the front of
:06:11. > :06:13.portcullis house ten minutes ago. Lots of police and security guards
:06:14. > :06:19.shouting, people running past the building my general sense of panic.
:06:20. > :06:23.Everyone was ordered to the back of the building until it was safe to do
:06:24. > :06:27.otherwise. There are at least a couple of hundred people here inside
:06:28. > :06:32.Portcullis House. This is the heart of where Westminster does its
:06:33. > :06:35.business and we are all part of a lockdown after what has happened
:06:36. > :06:39.outside. Police officers told me one man was shot at the front. A few MPs
:06:40. > :06:43.have told me they have heard three or four gunshots as they were on
:06:44. > :06:47.their way to vote. This is obviously a place that is tightly guarded at
:06:48. > :06:52.all times, but there is a sense of shock that finally, it appears that
:06:53. > :06:56.something so serious has happened right here in the heart of
:06:57. > :07:02.Westminster. Then, in the chamber that sat on through all sorts of
:07:03. > :07:08.situations, wars and peace, which interrupted. Order! I am now going
:07:09. > :07:12.to suspend the sitting of the House. This House is now suspended, but
:07:13. > :07:18.please wait here. Because of this place was the focus of danger. MPs
:07:19. > :07:28.and staff watched from their windows as the SWAT team arrived. Is this
:07:29. > :07:41.the attacker? A first aid kit thrown in to help, emergency services
:07:42. > :07:44.trying to save him and his victims. While inside, those of us who came
:07:45. > :07:48.here to work today, or to visit or to be part of this place, waited
:07:49. > :07:52.tensely, corridors full of staff who couldn't leave and didn't want to
:07:53. > :07:57.stay, caught up in an attack which stopped the business of democracy.
:07:58. > :08:01.It is just after five o'clock. We still don't really know what is
:08:02. > :08:04.going on. This group of students was brought here just for the day to see
:08:05. > :08:09.how Parliament works. Little did they know what kind of situation
:08:10. > :08:13.would unfold. Frankly, it's still very hard to believe it has really
:08:14. > :08:18.happened here today. Tonight, the meaning of this attempt seems clear.
:08:19. > :08:23.The Prime Minister obviously angered and saddened, but resolute. These
:08:24. > :08:29.streets of Westminster, home to the world's oldest parliament, are
:08:30. > :08:36.ingrained with a spirit of freedom that echoes in some of the furthest
:08:37. > :08:39.corners of the globe. And the values our parliament represents -
:08:40. > :08:44.democracy, freedom, human rights, the rule of law - command the
:08:45. > :08:51.admiration and respect of free people everywhere. That is why it is
:08:52. > :08:59.a target for those who reject those values. But let me make it clear to
:09:00. > :09:03.day, as I have had cause to do before, any attempt to defeat those
:09:04. > :09:12.values to violence and terror is doomed to failure. The human cost is
:09:13. > :09:15.only just becoming clear. We have declared this as a terrorist
:09:16. > :09:18.incident and the counterterrorism command are carrying out an
:09:19. > :09:22.investigation into the events today. The attack started when a car was
:09:23. > :09:26.driven over Westminster Bridge, hitting and injuring a number of
:09:27. > :09:33.members of the public, also including three police officers on
:09:34. > :09:35.their way back from a commendation ceremony. The car crashed into the
:09:36. > :09:38.front of Parliament and at least one man armed with a knife continued the
:09:39. > :09:44.attack and tried to enter parliament. Sadly, I can confirm
:09:45. > :09:48.that four people have now died. That includes the police officer who was
:09:49. > :09:51.protecting Parliament, and one man we believe to be the attacker, who
:09:52. > :09:58.was shot by a police firearms officers. The officer's family have
:09:59. > :10:01.been made aware. At least 20 people have been injured. My thoughts are
:10:02. > :10:06.with all those who have been affected by today's attack and is a
:10:07. > :10:09.service, we have lost one of our own as he acted to protect the public
:10:10. > :10:14.and his colleagues. This is a day we had planned for, but we hoped would
:10:15. > :10:17.never happen. Sadly, it's now a reality. We will continue to do all
:10:18. > :10:24.we can to protect the people of London. An attack that in theory,
:10:25. > :10:28.many expected. But the truth of an event like this in practice is a
:10:29. > :10:34.shock in our Parliament, a shock in our country. Whatever the motive, an
:10:35. > :10:40.effort to stop our democracy in its tracks, a new, or four page of
:10:41. > :10:43.history in a place where every corner tells of our shared past.
:10:44. > :10:45.Laura Kuenssberg, BBC News, Westminster.
:10:46. > :10:51.As Laura explained, the attack started when a man drove his vehicle
:10:52. > :10:53.at speed across Westminster Bridge towards the Houses of Parliament,
:10:54. > :10:58.hitting many pedestrians in his path, two of whom died,
:10:59. > :10:59.and several others suffered catastrophic injuries.
:11:00. > :11:01.They included some police officers who'd been
:11:02. > :11:06.Our chief correspondent Gavin Hewitt reports in more detail on the attack
:11:07. > :11:15.Early afternoon with the traffic flowing over Westminster Bridge.
:11:16. > :11:18.To the right, a grey Hyundai starts crossing the bridge and then
:11:19. > :11:28.Others are knocked to the ground and under traffic as the vehicle
:11:29. > :11:34.Left behind on the bridge, a group of horrified visitors.
:11:35. > :11:39.On the ground, about 20 injured people, some
:11:40. > :11:40.lying on the pavement, many bleeding,
:11:41. > :11:48.Some of the injuries were described as catastrophic.
:11:49. > :11:50.A big sort of crunch, sounded like a car crash
:11:51. > :11:54.but like the crunch of a wheel on a kerb.
:11:55. > :11:58.I saw the vehicle mount the kerb and it was coming out so quickly
:11:59. > :12:01.and I saw some people being hit in front of me, I jumped to
:12:02. > :12:05.I think one of the guys had been hit, but fortunately
:12:06. > :12:09.And then looked around me in shock because I could see bodies,
:12:10. > :12:13.Some people trying to escape the vehicle ended up in the road,
:12:14. > :12:19.We heard what sounded like metal on metal,
:12:20. > :12:28.But then we looked outside and I saw one person down, then another,
:12:29. > :12:32.and I saw five people in all down on the tarmac and on the pavement
:12:33. > :12:34.and then I understood that it must have been deliberate.
:12:35. > :12:37.There were moments when the injured were comforted by others
:12:38. > :12:45.Shortly after, paramedics from nearby St Thomas' Hospital arrived.
:12:46. > :12:47.The woman who jumped into the Thames was rescued,
:12:48. > :12:53.Many on the bridge had severe injuries, and two
:12:54. > :13:00.The police believe there was only one attacker involved here,
:13:01. > :13:04.but their task over the next 24 or 36 hours will be to trace every
:13:05. > :13:06.link to that individual and to satisfy themselves
:13:07. > :13:17.MPs, peers and parliamentary staff have been unanimous in their praise
:13:18. > :13:21.of the police and emergency services for their swift response
:13:22. > :13:23.to the events as they unfolded this afternoon.
:13:24. > :13:26.Dozens of MPs were held in the House of Commons for more than two hours
:13:27. > :13:29.Our deputy political editor John Pienaar reports
:13:30. > :13:46.A brutal attack aimed at the heart of Britain's national life, on a
:13:47. > :13:49.peaceful spring afternoon in the capital, a potential danger so often
:13:50. > :13:54.discussed here at Westminster became suddenly horribly real. Time for a
:13:55. > :14:02.statement to MPs unlike any they had heard before. It seems that a police
:14:03. > :14:11.officer has been stabbed, that the alleged assailant was shot by armed
:14:12. > :14:17.police. An air ambulance is currently attending the scene. At a
:14:18. > :14:21.time like this, although there has been no time quite like this, an
:14:22. > :14:26.attempt to spread fear and wreck notions of normality drew a familiar
:14:27. > :14:30.response, only now the defensive dish values were delivered with
:14:31. > :14:33.studied calm to an audience absorbing something shocking. The
:14:34. > :14:38.British people will be united in working together to defeat those who
:14:39. > :14:45.would harm our shared values, values of democracy, tolerance and the rule
:14:46. > :14:50.of law. Values symbolised by the Houses of Parliament, values that
:14:51. > :14:56.will never be destroyed. The lockdown ended. Those who had been
:14:57. > :15:00.penned in streamed away, and there were forceful appeals for people to
:15:01. > :15:04.resist the temptation to give in to hate, to unite, not split apart. My
:15:05. > :15:09.message to those who want to harm us and destroy our way of life is, you
:15:10. > :15:14.won't succeed. You would divide us. We will not be cut by terrorists.
:15:15. > :15:18.Parliament will sit tomorrow. The country will go about its business
:15:19. > :15:27.tomorrow. Terrorists tried to strike fear in people's hearts. They tried
:15:28. > :15:29.to divide communities. Tonight, the Labour leader emphasised the scale
:15:30. > :15:33.of the security challenge. It is everybody that must be kept safe,
:15:34. > :15:38.everybody, whether they are in Parliament or outside Parliament.
:15:39. > :15:43.This was an attack on people going about their normal day-to-day
:15:44. > :15:47.business. And for even hardened politicians, and emotionally tiring
:15:48. > :15:52.day. Just so awful for the people who died and their families and
:15:53. > :15:56.friends. It is so sick. So finally, here at the heart of government,
:15:57. > :16:00.first hand experience of a lethal danger that will not be easily
:16:01. > :16:04.disarmed, not by policing, not by any peace initiative. For
:16:05. > :16:08.politicians and people, it's a test of nerve and resolve, a test that
:16:09. > :16:10.will be long-lasting and far from easy to pass. John Pienaar, BBC
:16:11. > :16:14.News, Westminster. Scotland Yard gave details of its
:16:15. > :16:18.early investigation this evening. In a moment, we'll speak to our home
:16:19. > :16:23.affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford, at New Scotland
:16:24. > :16:30.Yard, for the latest. We expect a new police statement in
:16:31. > :16:32.the next few minutes but we will wait to see if that happens.
:16:33. > :16:34.But first, at least 20 people were injured in today's attack.
:16:35. > :16:36.The London Ambulance Service reported some
:16:37. > :16:42.Our correspondent Sophie Hutchinson is there.
:16:43. > :16:47.She is at Saint Thomases hospital just across the river from
:16:48. > :16:52.Parliament. Can you tell us what the authorities are saying about the
:16:53. > :16:56.condition of some of the people brought in today? This hospital has
:16:57. > :17:00.been right at the centre of things today, as you were saying, it is
:17:01. > :17:04.right opposite the Houses of Parliament, it is linked to it by
:17:05. > :17:07.Westminster Bridge were some of those terrible injuries, some of
:17:08. > :17:12.those catastrophic injuries took place today and staff rushed out of
:17:13. > :17:20.this hospital today to try to help those who were injured on the
:17:21. > :17:23.Bridge. Two people remain in a stable condition at Saint Thomases
:17:24. > :17:27.hospital and another eight were taken to Kings Hospital in
:17:28. > :17:32.south-east London. It's a major trauma centre used to dealing with
:17:33. > :17:35.major injuries from, for example, cars, road traffic incidents and
:17:36. > :17:39.that kind of thing. We know of those eight people six are in a stable
:17:40. > :17:45.condition but two people remained critically ill tonight. Sophie,
:17:46. > :17:48.thank you very much for now. If there is any more development there
:17:49. > :17:52.we will come back to you straightaway. Let's joined Daniel
:17:53. > :17:56.Sandford at new Scotland Yard where we expect a new statement in the
:17:57. > :18:00.next few minutes. Bring us up-to-date on what we know so far.
:18:01. > :18:06.Tonight, as you know, all of Westminster is cordoned off by the
:18:07. > :18:09.police, Whitehall is shut, Westminster Square is closed.
:18:10. > :18:13.Westminster Bridge, which is just 100 metres from the new police
:18:14. > :18:19.headquarters over there is a crime scene, as is the interior of the
:18:20. > :18:23.Palace of Westminster. The traffic on Westminster Bridge is frozen in
:18:24. > :18:27.time. It just hasn't moved since the moment that the carnage began and
:18:28. > :18:32.police officers are poring over the bridge looking for evidence, as they
:18:33. > :18:36.are inside the Palace of Westminster it's self. The key thing is that
:18:37. > :18:40.evidence needs to be gathered, even though police still believe the
:18:41. > :18:44.attacker acted alone. They need to know what happened, they need to
:18:45. > :18:49.know what he did, because from their on they can work out if he was
:18:50. > :18:53.acting alone, not just alone in the vehicle, but actually acting alone.
:18:54. > :18:56.We are expecting an updated very soon from Mark Rowley, the Acting
:18:57. > :19:01.Deputy Commissioner here at new Scotland Yard, the National
:19:02. > :19:06.coordinator for anti-terrorism, and he will say the focus of the inquiry
:19:07. > :19:12.is international terrorism, I understand, and that is of course
:19:13. > :19:17.Islamist inspired, Violet Jihadist inspired -- violent. We talk a
:19:18. > :19:22.little bit about the shape of this inquiry in the early stages and the
:19:23. > :19:28.efforts being made to identify who was responsible and whether there
:19:29. > :19:33.was any wider network, as you say. That is the absolute key for them.
:19:34. > :19:37.Obviously it's bad enough that a man has driven right through the heart
:19:38. > :19:41.of Westminster, killed one of Scotland Yard's on officers and had
:19:42. > :19:47.to be shot dead in the Palace of Westminster. That is a serious
:19:48. > :19:52.matter for Scotland Yard. But they need to know whether this was a man
:19:53. > :19:56.who was inspired, as they believe, by this Jihadist ideology, or
:19:57. > :20:00.whether he is part of a network. He needs to have bought a car, he needs
:20:01. > :20:04.to have had some kind of support network working with him and that is
:20:05. > :20:07.going to be the focus of the investigation. At this stage there
:20:08. > :20:11.is not expected to be a trial. He is believed to be the only suspect but
:20:12. > :20:16.that doesn't mean a wider investigation won't throw up other
:20:17. > :20:19.suspects, and that will be the absolute focus of this
:20:20. > :20:23.investigation. I can't emphasise how important this is for new Scotland
:20:24. > :20:28.Yard. Over the death toll is thankfully lower than it has been in
:20:29. > :20:34.previous attacks on London, the key thing is for them to try and work
:20:35. > :20:38.out who might have been involved behind-the-scenes in this attack on
:20:39. > :20:43.the Palace of Westminster. Daniel, thanks for now and thank you
:20:44. > :20:48.to Sophie. Either way, Daniel, if there major developments from the
:20:49. > :20:50.police at new Scotland Yard tonight we will come back to you right away.
:20:51. > :20:52.In the meantime. The Prime Minister was in Parliament
:20:53. > :20:55.when the attack happened, and was immediately taken to safety
:20:56. > :20:59.by her police protection team. Earlier this evening, Theresa May
:21:00. > :21:03.did chair a meeting of Cobra, the cabinet committee that deals
:21:04. > :21:14.with emergencies, as the attacker's identity was being examined,
:21:15. > :21:17.as Daniel was telling us, and questions were asked about how
:21:18. > :21:19.someone managed to penetrate parliament's enhanced security
:21:20. > :21:21.system carrying a weapon. Our security correspondent
:21:22. > :21:22.Gordon Corera has this assessment of the attacker
:21:23. > :21:24.and the investigation. The attacker shot by police lies
:21:25. > :21:27.on a stretcher, then still alive. His weapon, a large
:21:28. > :21:28.knife, apparently Now the hunt is on to identify the
:21:29. > :21:33.man and understand what lay behind Who was he and how
:21:34. > :21:37.did he get so close? Other clues for investigators
:21:38. > :21:39.will include the car that was used so
:21:40. > :21:41.brutally as a weapon. Armed police have regularly carried
:21:42. > :21:47.out exercises like this one to secure Parliament and
:21:48. > :21:50.the area around it. The Met responded in line
:21:51. > :21:58.with our plans for a marauding That response included
:21:59. > :22:02.uniformed and specialist We now, of course,
:22:03. > :22:07.have an ongoing operation and whilst we currently believe
:22:08. > :22:10.there was only one attacker I'm sure people will understand
:22:11. > :22:13.we are taking every searching the area as thoroughly
:22:14. > :22:19.and exhaustively as possible. In recent years security
:22:20. > :22:22.in Parliament has been tightened after intruders
:22:23. > :22:24.managed to get inside. Cameras, bollards,
:22:25. > :22:25.armed guards and x-ray Today and attacker did
:22:26. > :22:31.breach the initial perimeter but police
:22:32. > :22:34.dealt with him quickly. The security services say that 13
:22:35. > :22:37.attacks have been stopped MI5 and the police have certainly
:22:38. > :22:43.improved their ability to But, we've also seen those planning
:22:44. > :22:49.attacks switch to less sophisticated techniques which can be harder for
:22:50. > :22:55.the intelligence agencies to spot. A year ago exactly saw an attack
:22:56. > :23:03.on Brussels airport and the metro. That was more
:23:04. > :23:04.sophisticated than what we saw in Westminster today,
:23:05. > :23:09.including the use of explosives. Last weekend Paris's Orly
:23:10. > :23:18.airport showed how sometimes lone individuals are now
:23:19. > :23:25.moving towards more low-tech means. Recent attacks in
:23:26. > :23:34.Berlin and Nice showed the carnage a vehicle could inflict on innocent
:23:35. > :23:36.people, as happened today on In many recent cases
:23:37. > :23:43.attackers have been inspired by so-called Islamic state,
:23:44. > :23:45.although not necessarily in direct Well, it's very hard to prevent
:23:46. > :23:49.an attack, if you like, a low-tech attack like this
:23:50. > :23:51.from happening once an individual is If you haven't got
:23:52. > :23:54.the intelligence to know it is happening it's very,
:23:55. > :23:57.very hard to prevent lives from being lost once the attack
:23:58. > :24:02.actually takes place. A wide-reaching and urgent
:24:03. > :24:07.investigation into this incident is The attacker may be dead
:24:08. > :24:12.but the priority will be finding out if he worked alone and
:24:13. > :24:26.if this threat has really passed. As we heard earlier Laura
:24:27. > :24:30.Kuenssberg, our political editor, was held in one of the Parliamentary
:24:31. > :24:36.buildings for several hours. Laura joins us now to reflect on a truly
:24:37. > :24:40.shocking day at Westminster, despite the fact that the security levels
:24:41. > :24:44.have been very high for some time. They have and it is notable the
:24:45. > :24:49.security levels have not been raised by the government tonight. Just
:24:50. > :24:52.eight hours ago this felt like a normal Westminster Wednesday. There
:24:53. > :24:57.had been a rowdy Prime Minister's Questions session and all of a
:24:58. > :25:03.sudden a commotion across the road, shouting, the sound of gunshots, the
:25:04. > :25:08.sound of sirens, helicopters overhead, and then the realisation
:25:09. > :25:12.that something extremely serious and potentially with fatal consequences
:25:13. > :25:16.for members of the public or politicians was taking place. I
:25:17. > :25:22.can't emphasise enough how much security is part of this place. On a
:25:23. > :25:26.normal working day you might walk past armed police may be on a dozen
:25:27. > :25:30.occasions, perhaps more. So the sense of shock that finally
:25:31. > :25:36.something like this has taken place, here of all places, is profound. And
:25:37. > :25:40.you know the attacker got as far as a few yards really from where the
:25:41. > :25:44.Prime Minister's convoy goes in and out, a part of Westminster behind
:25:45. > :25:48.the security cordon where senior politicians, staff, of course, and
:25:49. > :25:53.members of the public who are allowed to go in for a visit our
:25:54. > :25:56.wandering around freely. I think the target could hardly therefore been
:25:57. > :26:00.more audacious and more shocking and I think we could see from the Prime
:26:01. > :26:05.Minister's face how angry and how sad and she was but also determined
:26:06. > :26:11.that what is today a place of danger what, will tomorrow be the home of
:26:12. > :26:18.democracy, with MPs and the House of Lords coming to work as normal. We
:26:19. > :26:21.will talk later. We will go to new Scotland Yard where the assistant
:26:22. > :26:26.Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley is talking. Today in Westminster we saw
:26:27. > :26:30.tragic events unfold and our thoughts are with those who lost
:26:31. > :26:35.loved ones, those who were injured and one of those affected by this
:26:36. > :26:39.attack. One of those who died today was a police officer, PC Keith
:26:40. > :26:43.Palmer, a member of our Parliamentary of diplomatic
:26:44. > :26:47.protection command. Keith, aged 48, had 15 years service and was a
:26:48. > :26:52.husband and father. He was someone who left for work today expecting to
:26:53. > :26:56.return home at the end of his shift and he had every right to expect
:26:57. > :26:58.that would happen. I can also now confirmed there are three members of
:26:59. > :27:05.the public who have lost their lives in the attack. Specially trained
:27:06. > :27:09.family liaison officers have been deployed to support them. And as I
:27:10. > :27:13.confirmed earlier the suspected attacker was shot dead by unarmed
:27:14. > :27:18.officer. Now in total we have five people who died today. I will not
:27:19. > :27:23.comment at this stage on the identity of the attacker but are
:27:24. > :27:31.working assumption is he was inspired by international terrorism.
:27:32. > :27:35.I should also state at this stage we believe 40 people have been injured,
:27:36. > :27:40.including several with serious injuries, including three police
:27:41. > :27:43.officers, two of whom are in a serious condition. Our investigation
:27:44. > :27:47.continues and is moving at a very fast-paced this evening and we will
:27:48. > :27:50.be working throughout the night. We have hundreds of officers on this
:27:51. > :27:57.investigation and they are focusing on the suspect's motivation,
:27:58. > :28:01.preparation his associates. We are forensically examining a complicated
:28:02. > :28:04.crime scene that covers a wide area and as with all investigations of
:28:05. > :28:08.this nature it will take us some time to work through the painstaking
:28:09. > :28:13.work necessary to gather all of the relevant evidence. Only then will
:28:14. > :28:15.the full picture be known. Officers are taking statements from the
:28:16. > :28:21.hundreds of people who were nearby as today's attack unfolded and we
:28:22. > :28:25.are seizing and examining CCTV. I can also report that the lockdown of
:28:26. > :28:30.Parliament has concluded and we are working to reduce the areas cordoned
:28:31. > :28:34.off. I would like to thank the public and parliamentarians for
:28:35. > :28:38.their patience and assistance as we carried out detailed examinations
:28:39. > :28:43.and work in that area. As the Prime Minister said earlier on the UK
:28:44. > :28:48.threat level has been at severe for some time and this level is not
:28:49. > :28:54.changing. But we have enhanced the scale of our policing operations and
:28:55. > :28:57.presence to cope Dummett protect communities across the country. As
:28:58. > :29:01.we continue to investigate today's horrific events we want to reassure
:29:02. > :29:05.the public that police and partners will do everything possible to
:29:06. > :29:09.protect them. As a precautionary measure over the next few days we
:29:10. > :29:14.have increased the number of officers on duty, armed and unarmed,
:29:15. > :29:16.to provide a highly visible reassuring presence. This will
:29:17. > :29:24.continue for as long as is necessary. Terrorists have a clear
:29:25. > :29:28.aim, that is to create discord, distrust and to create fear. The
:29:29. > :29:32.police stand with all communities in the UK and will take action against
:29:33. > :29:36.anybody who seeks to undermine society, especially where their
:29:37. > :29:39.crimes are motivated by hate. We must recognise now that our Muslim
:29:40. > :29:43.communities will feel anxious at this time given the past behaviour
:29:44. > :29:46.of extreme right-wing groups and we will continue to work with all
:29:47. > :29:51.community leaders over the coming days. It is essential for us to
:29:52. > :29:56.remain vigilant but also to work together policing communities, to
:29:57. > :30:01.unite against those who seek through violence and extremism to threaten,
:30:02. > :30:07.to intimidate, and to cause fear. We ask the public to be alert and to
:30:08. > :30:11.report any suspicious activity to the police, calling our
:30:12. > :30:19.anti-terrorism hotline on zero 807 89321, or dialling 999. Today is an
:30:20. > :30:24.incredibly sad and sombre day, especially for the Metropolitan
:30:25. > :30:28.Police Service. And everyone who is affected. It is only right that I
:30:29. > :30:33.finish by mentioning the pride I feel in the swift and brave response
:30:34. > :30:36.from our officers, especially from those who without fear for their own
:30:37. > :30:42.safety confronted the terrorist. Thank you. I will take some
:30:43. > :30:46.questions. You will not give away the identity on air but do you think
:30:47. > :30:50.you know who the man is who carried out the attack? We think we know who
:30:51. > :30:52.the attacker is and we're working at looking at associates. There are
:30:53. > :30:55.proactive investigative journalists out there and I would ask for
:30:56. > :30:59.restraint to allow the investigation to move forward without being
:31:00. > :31:04.troubled by unnecessary reporting. Can you confirm if he was a British
:31:05. > :31:08.national and whether there are concerns there are others involved
:31:09. > :31:11.in this and the potential for other attacks? As I have said it is an
:31:12. > :31:15.ongoing investigation and to give any more details about him, his
:31:16. > :31:20.associates or investigations would be inappropriate so I can't answer.
:31:21. > :31:25.Do you know the nationality of the attacker? We know we have a range of
:31:26. > :31:28.nationalities and we are working with their host countries. As you
:31:29. > :31:32.would expect in a tourist locations such as Westminster Bridge it would
:31:33. > :31:39.be wrong for me to mention those now until we have managed to liaise with
:31:40. > :31:43.the host countries and the families. Are you talking about Islamist
:31:44. > :31:49.state? Islamic related terrorism is our assumption. INAUDIBLE
:31:50. > :31:52.In terms of levels of concern the Prime Minister said earlier we are
:31:53. > :31:55.not changing the national threat level. The independent body that
:31:56. > :31:59.looks at those issues decided it is not necessary at that stage so we
:32:00. > :32:02.are still at the level of severe and an attack remains highly likely.
:32:03. > :32:06.Given what has happened on a precautionary basis across the
:32:07. > :32:10.country we are stepping up police patrols, unarmed and armed and the
:32:11. > :32:14.public will see far more of their local police forces over the local
:32:15. > :32:23.days, particularly in crowded and iconic places.
:32:24. > :32:25.How long will the centre of Westminster be closed as a crime
:32:26. > :32:27.scene? The examination of the crime scene will take many hours,
:32:28. > :32:29.Parliament will reopen tomorrow. Some of the crime scene will
:32:30. > :32:32.restrict some of the entrances, but business must return to normal as
:32:33. > :32:37.quickly as possible. You say you think you know the identity of this
:32:38. > :32:41.attacker, was he known to you before? I will not talk about the
:32:42. > :32:44.details of the investigation, the individual concerned and associates,
:32:45. > :32:49.let us get on with the investigation. INAUDIBLE
:32:50. > :32:52.The Parliamentary protection team, a combination of armed and unarmed
:32:53. > :32:56.officers doing different roles and sadly the officer who lost his life
:32:57. > :33:00.today was unarmed supported by armed colleagues who have shot and killed
:33:01. > :33:05.the attacker. Are you surprised that he got so far? He tried to enter
:33:06. > :33:11.parliament and was stopped very close to the gate. Does that have to
:33:12. > :33:14.be changed in the future? It is too early to talk about matters like
:33:15. > :33:17.that. Our parliamentarians say they want open democracy and the balance
:33:18. > :33:20.between protection and the ability to you of the public to have access
:33:21. > :33:25.is important and that is something for them to consider with us over
:33:26. > :33:28.the coming days. Use it previously the military would be on hand to
:33:29. > :33:31.provide reassurance. In the light of what has happened today, is that
:33:32. > :33:35.something Londoners can expect to see on the streets soldiers? There
:33:36. > :33:39.is no plan to do that in the coming days, I made the point early on in
:33:40. > :33:45.line with our normal response to a terrorist attack we seek terrorist,
:33:46. > :33:50.military support if necessary but that has not been necessary today.
:33:51. > :33:55.Thank you for your time. Mark Rowley, the assistant Deputy
:33:56. > :33:59.Commissioner giving us a pretty comprehensive statement confirming
:34:00. > :34:05.quite a few details for us. Naming the police officer who lost his life
:34:06. > :34:12.today, PC keep Palmer, 48, 15 years service, husband and father -- Keith
:34:13. > :34:15.Parmar. As he said three members of the public lost their lives in the
:34:16. > :34:19.attack, the attacker was killed during the course of the incident,
:34:20. > :34:23.40 people injured now. We heard 20 earlier, including some very
:34:24. > :34:29.seriously injured, including some police officers who were returning
:34:30. > :34:30.from an event not far from the Palace of Westminster Crossing
:34:31. > :34:36.Westminster Bridge when this happened today. They think they know
:34:37. > :34:39.the identity of the attacker but they are being cautious about that
:34:40. > :34:43.and they are working on the assumption that this was committed
:34:44. > :34:47.in the context of international terrorism. They are not going
:34:48. > :34:51.further than that at the moment but that is the context that they are
:34:52. > :34:55.broadly offering right now. That was Mark Rowley, the man in charge of
:34:56. > :35:00.this very comprehensive and wide-ranging investigation. As he
:35:01. > :35:03.was explaining it, with hundreds of officers involved. Back to Laura
:35:04. > :35:08.Kuenssberg for some thoughts on the range of detail provided.
:35:09. > :35:15.There were some big headlines from Mark Rowley, first of all that the
:35:16. > :35:18.scale of the attack was bigger than we thought moment ago, with five
:35:19. > :35:22.people now known to have been good including the attacker, and 40
:35:23. > :35:26.injured. Also significant that he said the police's working assumption
:35:27. > :35:32.is that this is an Islamist related terror attack. And also a hugely
:35:33. > :35:36.significant piece of information that the police believe that they do
:35:37. > :35:42.know the identity of the person who tried to attack Parliament today and
:35:43. > :35:46.lost their life in the process. A very significant fact put out into
:35:47. > :35:49.the public domain even at this early stage of the investigation, the
:35:50. > :35:54.police being clear that they think they know who carried out this
:35:55. > :35:58.shocking attack. So very significant chunks of new information coming out
:35:59. > :36:05.less than eight hours after the attack, and it brings us on to what
:36:06. > :36:10.the Government does next. Of course, terror attacks have taken place in
:36:11. > :36:16.this country before. Other European governments in recent years have had
:36:17. > :36:21.to deal with similar situations. But the very difficult thing for any
:36:22. > :36:26.politician is how to balance our liberty versus the risk to the
:36:27. > :36:29.public. It is an extremely difficult conundrum for any leader, and four
:36:30. > :36:33.Theresa May now, a huge challenge that she must try to address,
:36:34. > :36:36.although I should take that night senior government sources are
:36:37. > :36:41.telling me that it is just too soon to be considering making any changes
:36:42. > :36:44.to the current regimes we have. This bike today's shock, it is important
:36:45. > :36:53.to underline that the terror threat to this country has not been raised
:36:54. > :36:55.by the security services tonight. Laura, we will come back to you if
:36:56. > :36:57.there is any other news. Leaders from around the world have
:36:58. > :37:00.sent their support to London, France's President Hollande,
:37:01. > :37:05.whose country has suffered a series of recent terror attacks,
:37:06. > :37:11.sent his condolences. There were also messages of support
:37:12. > :37:13.from Germany's Angela Merkel and the Belgian Prime Minister
:37:14. > :37:18.Charles Michel, whose capital suffered a terror
:37:19. > :37:21.attack exactly a year ago. Donald Trump has offered the "full
:37:22. > :37:23.co-operation and support" of the United States,
:37:24. > :37:33.so let's cross to Washington and our Tell us a little more about what the
:37:34. > :37:38.White House has been saying? The president was quick to get on the
:37:39. > :37:41.phone to Theresa May to express solidarity and condolences and say
:37:42. > :37:46.that America would do everything it could to bring those responsible to
:37:47. > :37:50.justice. Those comments have been echoed by other political leaders in
:37:51. > :37:55.other government departments. One thing that hasn't happened is that
:37:56. > :37:57.we haven't seen the president seeking to politicise the attack in
:37:58. > :38:02.the way that he did after the Brussels attack and the Belgian
:38:03. > :38:07.attacks, saying how it justified the strict measures against radical
:38:08. > :38:10.Islam, as the president refers to it. But at the same time as the
:38:11. > :38:16.president was talking to Theresa May, a summit was getting under way
:38:17. > :38:18.with 68 foreign leaders in the fight against so-called Islamic State,
:38:19. > :38:25.Britain being represented by Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary. This
:38:26. > :38:30.is Donald Trump's number one foreign policy priority. He is determined to
:38:31. > :38:34.say, our job is to destroy Islamic State. With no holds barred, we must
:38:35. > :38:39.do whatever we can. There has been an intensification of that fight. We
:38:40. > :38:44.spoke to the Nato Secretary General and said, what do you do when you
:38:45. > :38:47.have got someone who is armed with a motorcar? He said that while the
:38:48. > :38:57.fight against Islamic State could be won, there is no way you can give
:38:58. > :39:07.people 100% security against that. Jon Sopel, many thanks. As you can
:39:08. > :39:10.imagine, plenty of police and emergency service activity still at
:39:11. > :39:12.Westminster tonight. We will be back with more on the day's news here.
:39:13. > :39:16.But let's have a look at the day's other main stories with Reeta.
:39:17. > :39:21.In the light of today's events at Westminster,
:39:22. > :39:24.the Scottish Parliament has delayed a vote on whether to demand a second
:39:25. > :39:29.MSPs were taking part in a second day of debate when the presiding
:39:30. > :39:30.officer interrupted proceedings to say he'd decided
:39:31. > :39:35.Our Scotland Editor Sarah Smith is at Holyrood.
:39:36. > :39:43.Events in London had an immediate impact in Edinburgh?
:39:44. > :39:49.They did. The flags are at half-mast outside the Scottish Parliament
:39:50. > :39:52.tonight. Earlier today, it took a bit longer for information to filter
:39:53. > :39:56.through. Whilst that debate was going on, we could see MSPs in the
:39:57. > :40:01.chamber checking their phones, getting the news. The First Minister
:40:02. > :40:04.left the chamber abruptly and eventually, one Tory MSP stood up
:40:05. > :40:08.and asked the deputy presiding officer to stop the debate. At that
:40:09. > :40:12.point, rather controversially, she said they would carry on with
:40:13. > :40:15.business as usual, as she put it. I understand that that is because
:40:16. > :40:19.Parliamentary authorities were concerned that they didn't want to
:40:20. > :40:23.be seen to be giving into terrace, so they carried on, but MSPs were
:40:24. > :40:25.really uncomfortable about that, some of them tweeting from the
:40:26. > :40:29.chamber that the debate should be stopped. Some of them walked out.
:40:30. > :40:33.Half an hour later, the presiding officer himself came in and said the
:40:34. > :40:38.debate was going to be suspended because events in Westminster meant
:40:39. > :40:39.that MSPs couldn't concentrate on the debate here about another
:40:40. > :40:44.independence referendum for Scotland. But that was also
:40:45. > :40:49.controversial. One MSP in particular looked really angry that the debate
:40:50. > :40:52.was being stopped. Others said they should have carried on, because
:40:53. > :40:55.terrorism shouldn't be allowed to derail Parliamentary debate. The
:40:56. > :40:59.First Minister since then has said that it is heartbreaking news from
:41:00. > :41:02.Westminster, sending her condolences to the bereaved and saying she
:41:03. > :41:06.stands in solidarity with the people of London. Many thanks.
:41:07. > :41:09.Thames Water has been fined a record ?20 million for polluting
:41:10. > :41:18.Nearly 1.5 billion litres of raw sewage entered the river
:41:19. > :41:20.in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, leaving people and animals
:41:21. > :41:24.The judge at Aylesbury Crown Court said Thames Water managers had
:41:25. > :41:26.repeatedly ignored warnings identified by their own employees,
:41:27. > :41:29.and that the incident was a "failure waiting to happen".
:41:30. > :41:34.This is one of six outlets where the raw sewage spewed
:41:35. > :41:45.Over 2012 and 2013, 1.4 billion litres of untreated muck flowed in.
:41:46. > :41:49.The pictures of it don't convey the stench or the danger,
:41:50. > :41:51.but this is what the judge called shocking and shameful,
:41:52. > :41:57.What was coming out here was raw, untreated sewage.
:41:58. > :41:59.Dominic Smulders lives and works here, and says people
:42:00. > :42:06.I mean, you don't live next to the royal River Thames and expect
:42:07. > :42:10.to see royal sewage passing the bottom of your garden.
:42:11. > :42:13.I don't think we'll ever find out the truth about how many
:42:14. > :42:19.The judge blamed the leaks on systematic poor maintenance,
:42:20. > :42:20.and said the company deliberately concealed the problems
:42:21. > :42:27.These staff comments in a log were ignored by managers.
:42:28. > :42:35.This was a failure waiting to happen.
:42:36. > :42:38.But those failures did happen repeatedly all along the Thames
:42:39. > :42:40.here, which is why today, the judge imposed a fine
:42:41. > :42:47.of ?20 million, the largest ever for a British water company.
:42:48. > :42:51.This record fine sends a signal to the companies that safeguarding
:42:52. > :42:55.the environment is not an optional extra.
:42:56. > :43:00.It is an essential part of how businesses must operate.
:43:01. > :43:03.Thames Water said shareholders, not customers, will pay the fine,
:43:04. > :43:11.We have failed in our responsibility to the environment, and that hurts
:43:12. > :43:16.both personally and professionally, because we do care.
:43:17. > :43:20.We have also failed in our responsibility to our customers.
:43:21. > :43:26.Delve in, and the sludge has been mostly sluiced away.
:43:27. > :43:28.But today's case warns all water companies not
:43:29. > :43:38.Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, on the Thames.
:43:39. > :43:51.Back now to Huw and our top story at Westminster.
:43:52. > :43:57.Westminster was packed today with tourists, lots of them visiting
:43:58. > :44:06.Parliament. Among those in the area was the BBC's Nick Robinson. I
:44:07. > :44:11.arrived here after the attack had begun on the bridge behind us. As I
:44:12. > :44:16.was walking just down there towards Big Ben, I encountered a group of
:44:17. > :44:19.what were clearly traumatised teenagers, French schoolchildren on
:44:20. > :44:24.a trip here to London. When I talk to them, I had no idea what had
:44:25. > :44:28.happened. I asked them. Some of them were too upset to talk, crying,
:44:29. > :44:33.others hugging each other. Later, I saw one on the ground, insert
:44:34. > :44:37.shocked that she was being treated by a police officer and covered with
:44:38. > :44:44.one of those foil blankets to keep her warm. One boy said to me, look,
:44:45. > :44:49.a car drove into our party. Three of my friends, he told me, were hit by
:44:50. > :44:53.the car. Then he said he was just a few feet away. He described a man
:44:54. > :44:57.getting out of the car waving what he described as a machete, and he
:44:58. > :45:03.said to me in broken English that two were cut. I asked him, were they
:45:04. > :45:07.killed? He said no, but he said they were seriously injured. And
:45:08. > :45:13.realising how serious this was, I of course let them get on their way and
:45:14. > :45:17.comfort each other. Of course, as we now know, that was just the
:45:18. > :45:21.beginning of it. You have worked here for many years. The security
:45:22. > :45:25.levels in this place have increased beyond all recognition from ten or
:45:26. > :45:29.20 years ago. It has changed dramatically. First, we had a poor
:45:30. > :45:34.security, so you are scanned on the way in. Then we saw the armed guards
:45:35. > :45:40.standing outside the entrances, very visible. Then those huge black
:45:41. > :45:44.concrete blocks were dropped. One night, I remember a warning that
:45:45. > :45:47.there could be a suicide bomber. And yet, for those of us coming in and
:45:48. > :45:51.out every day, the police officers, they might be wearing the body
:45:52. > :45:54.armour and carrying their machine guns, but they were friends, people
:45:55. > :45:59.who knew our name. There were people who chatted to you about your health
:46:00. > :46:03.and your family. And yet today, we were reminded that they have a real
:46:04. > :46:07.purpose and they are brave people who run towards fire. They ran
:46:08. > :46:12.towards attackers. They don't run away. So the likes of you and me,
:46:13. > :46:16.and our elected representatives, can keep safe. This was a day we all
:46:17. > :46:19.knew was likely. We knew preparations were being made. But
:46:20. > :46:26.there is no preparation for the shock of what we have seen.
:46:27. > :46:31.Nick Robinson, thank you for sharing what you saw with us today.
:46:32. > :46:33.The Metropolitan Police say there are extra officers,
:46:34. > :46:35.both armed and unarmed, on the streets of London tonight.
:46:36. > :46:38.An attack on the capital has been long feared,
:46:39. > :46:40.and despite the success of the security services
:46:41. > :46:42.in averting a series of plots, there have also been warnings
:46:43. > :46:50.So how have people here been reacting?
:46:51. > :46:52.Our home editor Mark Easton reports on London's response
:46:53. > :46:57.On this painful day in the life of our nation and our city...
:46:58. > :46:59.Sirens and prayers mixed together at the church
:47:00. > :47:04.Outside, the authorities have placed physical reassurance.
:47:05. > :47:07.Police just being there to make people feel safe.
:47:08. > :47:16.A busker set up at his spot in Trafalgar Square as Theatreland
:47:17. > :47:24.If London was in shock, the crowds of locals and tourists
:47:25. > :47:29.suggested they were determined to ignore any anxieties.
:47:30. > :47:31.We had just arrived in London as it was all happening,
:47:32. > :47:34.so it was a bit worrying but it hasn't stopped us.
:47:35. > :47:39.I have faith that we're going to be OK.
:47:40. > :47:41.Because I'm coming from Turkey, actually, I'm used to these
:47:42. > :47:47.Once we let our families know we are all right...
:47:48. > :47:52.For years, Londoners have been warned the question
:47:53. > :47:57.was not if another attack would come but when.
:47:58. > :48:00.They've read the signs and heard the advice about suspicious activity
:48:01. > :48:02.and unattended packages, the possibility of being caught up
:48:03. > :48:04.in random violence crosses people's minds regularly.
:48:05. > :48:10.It's been expected for quite a long time, it's amazing
:48:11. > :48:13.that there haven't been more attacks in London.
:48:14. > :48:16.It shows that the services must be doing a good job.
:48:17. > :48:19.Well, I've been quite shaky because we're quite close,
:48:20. > :48:22.just over the river there, but it was bound to happen
:48:23. > :48:30.Fluorescent flashes and wailing sirens remind those
:48:31. > :48:32.who were in London in 2005 of the aftermath of 7/7.
:48:33. > :48:36.Extra police patrols, some with guns.
:48:37. > :48:38.But even they have become a relatively familiar
:48:39. > :48:44.Inside the cordon, a vast crime scene.
:48:45. > :48:49.London SW1 is under forensic control.
:48:50. > :48:54.But outside the city carries on its business.
:48:55. > :48:56.For Londoners, today has been disturbing and desperately sad.
:48:57. > :49:00.But the city remains calm and carries on.
:49:01. > :49:09.Mark Easton, BBC News, Central London.
:49:10. > :49:16.In the past few minutes the Metropolitan Police have released an
:49:17. > :49:21.image of the police officer who lost his life in the line of duty today,
:49:22. > :49:27.PC Keith Palmer who was 48, had served for 15 years in the police
:49:28. > :49:31.force, a husband and father as described by the assistant Deputy
:49:32. > :49:35.Commissioner, and of course, the force and all the families
:49:36. > :49:41.associated with the force are wanting to pay tribute to him for
:49:42. > :49:48.his service and of course for his sacrifice today. The Conservative MP
:49:49. > :49:51.Adam Afriyie is with me. First of all important to underline the
:49:52. > :49:55.officers and emergency services today all of them responded with
:49:56. > :49:59.great courage and efficiency. Absolutely. I was in Palace Yard
:50:00. > :50:07.about 30 metres from the event at the time and the speed after which
:50:08. > :50:10.the first gunshot rang out and the speed with which the house services
:50:11. > :50:15.and security services gave instructions to return to portcullis
:50:16. > :50:20.house. It was impressive. It is a sad, sobering day and a day of
:50:21. > :50:23.steely determination to make sure democracy continues despite the
:50:24. > :50:28.challenges. Everyone around responded in the way they could,
:50:29. > :50:31.including some of your Parliamentary colleagues. Yes, we were told to
:50:32. > :50:35.move back I've heard gunshots before and moved back quickly behind a
:50:36. > :50:38.pillar and moved back to portcullis house and I saw my good friend
:50:39. > :50:42.Tobias Ellwood who have known for many years, ex-military, walking the
:50:43. > :50:45.opposite direction with a steely determination in his eyes and I said
:50:46. > :50:49.to him you are on some kind of mission, he went straight past and
:50:50. > :50:53.he was an omission, his brother died in Bali in the terrorist attack and
:50:54. > :50:57.he was clearly going to assist in whichever way he could and he has
:50:58. > :51:01.been very noble and courageous and I am sure that his family are proud of
:51:02. > :51:04.what he has done. The Prime Minister's Nizic tonight was very
:51:05. > :51:08.clear, notwithstanding the fact the police have talked about the
:51:09. > :51:11.security levels remaining the same, despite today cosmic events, but
:51:12. > :51:18.really saying it is very important for Parliament to be -- today's
:51:19. > :51:21.events. To be seen to be going about events in the usual way tomorrow. It
:51:22. > :51:24.is essential and the sense I had this afternoon talking to other
:51:25. > :51:28.members of Parliament, we all feel the same. There is an utter steely
:51:29. > :51:33.determination to ensure Parliament continues to sit, that despite the
:51:34. > :51:37.short-term disruptions that democracy wins through. But ever
:51:38. > :51:40.these perpetrators think they are up to they have no impact on
:51:41. > :51:46.parliamentary democracy. My heart really goes out to the families,
:51:47. > :51:49.that actually you know we need to mourn for them, console them, send
:51:50. > :51:53.our commiserations but we need to do our job of making sure that
:51:54. > :51:56.Parliamentary democracy continues. Adam Afriyie, good to talk to you,
:51:57. > :52:01.and thank you for joining us on a difficult night for people at
:52:02. > :52:04.Westminster. Thank you very much. Bassett from Westminster on the day
:52:05. > :52:08.that has seen the worst terror incident in London since the 7th of
:52:09. > :52:12.July 2005. There have been five deaths including the attacker, but
:52:13. > :52:17.of course including a police officer named in the last half-hour as PC
:52:18. > :52:21.Keith Palmer, more than 40 people injured and the man who carried out
:52:22. > :52:25.the attack was shot dead by police. There will be continuing coverage
:52:26. > :52:29.tonight on the BBC News channel but here on BBC One we leave you with
:52:30. > :52:33.some images from the day Westminster came under attack.
:52:34. > :53:40.Order, I am now going to suspend the sitting of the house.
:53:41. > :53:42.We will all move forward together, never giving in to terror.