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A Pro-Palestine protester has climbed Big Ben barefoot sparking a huge emergency response this morning.
Onlookers were left stunned as the man scaled part of the 96-metre-high building whilst waving a Palestinian flag.
Images have emerged online showing the man perching on the structure as the area was cordoned off by emergency services.
It is understood that the protester climbed the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament at around 7.24am and is live streaming.
Westminster Bridge has been closed as firefighters from four different London stations, police and the ambulance service respond.
Footage shows the individual yelling from a great height: ‘I’m not going anywhere,’ whilst shouting: ‘free, free Palestine.’
Luke Whelan, who witnessed the incident told MailOnline: ‘I was cycling to work when I noticed him climbing up Big Ben.
‘He looked like he was live streaming himself or on a video call or something. I assumed he was a free-runner influencer as he seemed very relaxed up there’
‘He was like a Poundland Spiderman’
A Pro-Palestine protester has climbed Big Ben barefoot as emergency services raced to the scene this morning.
Passers-by were left stunned as the man scaled the 96-metre high building whilst carrying a Palestinian flag
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘At 07:24hrs on Saturday, 8 March officers were alerted to a man climbing up the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament.
‘Officers are at the scene working to bring the incident to a safe conclusion. They are being assisted by the London Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service.
‘Bridge Street, which is at the north end of Westminster Bridge, is closed to allow the emergency services to deal with the incident.’
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: ‘Firefighters are responding alongside the Metropolitan Police Service to reports of a person climbing part of the Palace of Westminster.
‘The Brigade was first called about the incident 0732, and firefighters from Lambeth, Chelsea, Soho and Islington fire stations are at the scene.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 7.30am today (Saturday 8 March) to reports of an incident in New Palace Yard, SW1A.
‘We have sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).
‘The incident is ongoing and we are working with our emergency services partners.’
In 2019, an Extinction Rebellion activist wearing a ‘Boris Johnson’ wig was arrested after climbing the scaffolding surrounding the Elizabeth Tower.
Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson, 43, began a daring free climb of the structure shortly before 4pm on October 18, 2019.
He was stopped and brought to the ground just before 7pm that same day.
He was later found guilty of trespassing and sentenced to 250 hours of unpaid work and fines totalling to over £800.
Big Ben was built 164 years ago with construction beginning in 1843 and finishing in 1859.
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