After the alarming incident, MPs were reminded of the ban on inviting employees of the Russian embassy to parliament.
Several Russian diplomats deceived their way into the premises of the British parliament, which were closed to outsiders. This serious security breach has prompted speakers of both houses of parliament to remind members of the current ban on Russian diplomatic representatives.
The Guardian writes about this.
According to the publication, the incident occurred on Christmas Eve in late 2024.
“A small group of diplomats joined a public tour of the parliament building, and then fell behind the rest of the visitors and entered a closed part of the House of Lords before they were discovered by security and thrown out,” the publication notes.
According to the journalists' parliamentary source, the security service suspects that the intruders wanted to tell the Kremlin that they managed to enter parliament UK.
“It's not ideal, but they were caught before any damage was done,” the source added.
Following the incident, MPs and peers were given a written reminder that the Russian ambassador, diplomats and officials based at the embassy in London are banned from visiting Parliament from 2022, either on their own initiative or at the invitation of any politician.
The Speakers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords reminded MPs again on Thursday, January 16, that they should exercise caution given Russia's attempts to penetrate parliamentary security.
It is not known whether additional security measures have been introduced in Parliament following the incident. incident.
“The safety of all those who work and visit the parliament is our top priority. However, we cannot comment on our security measures,” a parliament representative told reporters.
Recall that Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski decided to close the Russian consulate in Poznan.
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