Police have descended on Buckingham Palace after a man handcuffed himself to the gates. Metropolitan Police says a man believed to be in his 30s approached the gates shortly before 5.25pm today (July 6).
The man then handcuffed himself to the gates before threatening to harm himself, The Met says. Officers remain at the scene and are trying to resolve the incident.
A spokesperson for Westminster police wrote on Twitter: "At around 17:23hrs a man approached the gates of Buckingham Palace and handcuffed himself to them. Officers in the area immediately approached the man, believed aged in his 30s, who began threatening to harm himself.
