Prime Minister Theresa May was bundled to safety by plain-clothed police as MPs praised the emergency services following today’s terror attack in London.
Four people including a police officer were killed as a terror attack struck the heart of Westminster.
Mrs May was seen being escorted into a silver Jaguar guarded by police officers after shots rang out at Parliament at just after 2.40pm on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister, who was reportedly in the division lobby during a Commons vote when the attack happened, was driven away from the scene.
A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed Ms May was okay and would be chairing a Cobra meeting following the bloody incident.
The Cobra committee includes government ministers, senior officials of the emergency services and security and intelligence agencies and meet in a briefing room in Whitehall’s Cabinet Office.
The committee works together in the aftermath of serious incidents, and has previously gathered after terrorist atrocities including the July 7 attacks.
Attack at Parliament, March 22, 2017
MPs who were in Westminster at the time of the attack praised the work of “life saving” police who rushed MPs into the lobby “at gun point”.
Anna Soubry MP called the work of the police “outstanding” and said: “Colleagues taken out of the library at gun point by counter terrorist armed police officers.
“Armed officers ordered myself and Security Minister into lobby at gun point. Terrifying.”
She said fellow MP Jo Johnson arrived to vote as the attack happened and was “taken off his bike and bundled into the security check point”.
She added: “It's a remarkable coincidence that this terrorist attack came as we were voting - when we are at our most vulnerable.”
Mr Johnson, who is the MP for Orpington, said: “Police saved many lives today – extraordinary response.”
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Police said they are treating today’s events as a terrorist incident and said they will be deploying extra police officers across the capital this evening.
