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Victoria Jones

Theresa May 'bundled into car' by police with firearms drawn

She was escorted to the vehicle by at least eight armed undercover police officers.

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Theresa May is safe after being driven from the scene in the aftermath of this afternoon’s incident at the House of Commons.

A statement from her Downing Street office confirmed the PM was safe.

She was seen getting into a car and being driven away from parliament.

News outlets describe her being either ‘bundled’ or ‘ushered’ into the vehicle around 40 metres from the gates of the parliament.

According to footage of her exit, seen by the Guardian, she was ushered by at least eight armed undercover police officers, some of whom had their firearms drawn.

She was taken to a black vehicle in the Speaker’s Court area of the complex, according to the paper.

Loud bangs can be heard in the background, but it’s unclear if they were gunshots, the paper reports.

The parliament is on lockdown after at least one person was shot by police outside the House of Commons. A number of people were also injured on Westminster Bridge.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:38 PM

    Kate Burley is on the case now. The ear piece is in. She’s hasn’t stopped for a breath in the last 35 mins. The whole Sky news team are creaming themselves and interviewing anything that moves.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:24 PM

    Must just be the latest in the long list of attacks caused by the great “mental health” crisis of Europe 2016/2017.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 5:27 PM

    @Methodical Insanity: Reminds me of Jo Cox’s killer.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 5:52 PM

    Bush & Blair are the root cause to the whole lot of it. If Saddam or one of his sons were in power now in Iraq, the region would have stayed quiet. Quiet work with Saudi to detain the entire Bin Laden family, Osama would have been gone by now one way or another.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 5:23 PM

    Fair play to Kay Burley for not trying to ratchet up the drama even further … Oh wait a minute

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:19 PM

    It’s a pity Gardai couldn’t do the same to Enda !!

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:20 PM

    @Richard Paul: and a little drive up the Dublin hills.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 5:07 PM

    @Brian Farrell: What do you mean by your post?

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 5:35 PM

    @Billy McNamara: sea food lunch and a few stouts in Johnny Foxes. Obviously.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 5:58 PM

    @Richard Paul: @Brian Farrell comments like yours are the reason red thumbs need to be immediately brought back to this site

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 6:01 PM

    @Derek Murphy: yes. I’d red thumb the bejaysus out of your comment.

    #bringbackredthumbs

    For the red thumb defenders.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 6:55 PM

    @Brian Farrell: Set up a FB page, for the red thumb brigade and start a campaign?

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 5:01 PM

    Immigants! I knew it was them! Even when it was the bears, I knew it was them.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:16 PM

    Something big is happening.

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:27 PM

    @Jimmy Berg: sounds like it’s under control

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:50 PM

    Kay burley there selling the shirts already I hate the wagon

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:21 PM

    Fantasy roleplay?

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:52 PM

    Hope police will not e prosecuted ! Burton in talaght crossed my mind lol

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:52 PM

    Kay burley there selling T shirts already I hate that wagon

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 7:32 PM

    Haha I haven’t updated the journal yet! Red thumbs everywhere !!!

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