Visitor free to wander around Parliament in middle of night after 'security guards fell asleep on job'

GB News - News

source • 1 mention

An urgent inquiry has been launched after a middle-aged woman managed to roam freely through the Houses of Parliament during the early hours of Sunday morning after security guards "fell asleep".The visitor, said to be in her 50s, concealed herself inside a toilet cubicle in Westminster Hall following an official tour on Saturday afternoon.She remained hidden until 2am, before emerging to walk through the corridors of the Palace of Westminster - without being challenged.Security staff eventually discovered her back in Westminster Hall, the palace's oldest surviving section, and contacted police.

Supported by 1 story

TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Officers arrested the woman on suspicion of trespassing, where she has since been released on bail while investigations continue.It is said the woman avoided detection by locking herself inside a cubicle adorned with an out-of-order maintenance sign.According to the Daily Mail, most of the night duty officers who should have been on patrol around the building...

Supported by 1 story