An area of Whitehall was cordoned off and evacuated this morning after what was thought to be a suspicious package was found. Met Police officers were called to the scene at Parliament Street shortly before 11.30am.
A spokesperson told the Mirror that multiple cordons were in place. Specialist police officers were in attendance.
The force's first update said: "We have the suspicious package, we have got officers on the scene and we waiting to get confirmation [as to what it is]. Until we get a yes or no, we can't say anymore.
"There a number of cordons in the area, we are not listing all of them, it's not something we would do - partly because they could change quickly."
Shortly after midday Westminster MPS published an update, saying that officers were investigating the possible suspicious package. Just before 12.45pm, the force then confirmed in a follow up tweet the incident was resolved.
"Road closures and cordons are being lifted after a suspicious package was dealt with at #ParliamentStreet #Westminster," it said. "The item was found to be non suspicious. We thank the public for their co-operation while we dealt with the item."
There were reports of a controlled explosion, but these have not been confirmed by the Met. It comes after Trafalgar Square was evacuated by police following reports of a suspicious vehicle on Saturday.
