A video has emerged apparently showing a car being driven into the gates at Downing Street earlier today. It shows a small silver hatchback being driven across the middle of Whitehall, past the Cenotaph war memorial and into the gates - apparently at low speed.
A man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving after the incident at around 4.20pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
Images on social media showed the silver car surrounded by emergency vehicles. The force added that no-one has been hurt. In a statement released on Twitter, the Metropolitan Police said: “At around 16:20hrs a car collided with the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall. Armed officers arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. There are no reports of any injuries. Inquiries are ongoing.”
