Man lunges in front of Boris Jaguar

Boris Johnson escaped unhurt when a demonstrator lunged dramatically in front of his car as he left the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon after taking part in the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions.

The man was stopped just in front of Boris’s car but because it had to brake suddenly as did his motorcycle outrider, the Prime Minister’s vehicle was hit from behind by the escort Range Rover and suffered a visible dent.

Scotland Yard will now have to review security around Boris Johnson because the incident occurred very close to the scene of a terrorist attack in 2017 when Khalid Masood drove a car into the entrances gates to Parliament. He managed to kill five people, including fatally stabbing Keith Palmer, a police officer, before he was shot dead.

The middle aged demonstrator, who had been protesting about Turkish action against Kurdish rebels, ran into the road just as Boris’s car emerged.

“A man, no further details at this time, was arrested at the scene for offences under Section 5 of the Public Order Act and for obstructing the highway. All vehicles were able to drive from the scene.”

Former Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism detective David Vidacette said the crash reflected badly on police, tweeting: “This is really, really poor performance on a gate where there is a known vulnerability.”

Update by Sirsha Gupta