Portcullis House
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| Address | 1 Parliament St, Westminster, London SW1A 2JR, UK |
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| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM Mon |
| Architects | Michael Hopkins |
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| ID | 1270815 |
About Portcullis House
Portcullis House is an office building in Westminster, London, UK that was commissioned in 1992 and opened in 2001 to provide offices for 213 members of parliament and their staff. The public entrance is on the Embankment.
Where is the Portcullis House
Andrew Bridgen: MP claims he was slapped on the head in Portcullis House
... The alleged slap is said to have taken place in the atrium of Portcullis House...
Theresa May: Portrait of former prime minister unveiled
... Saied Dai painted the picture which will hang in Portcullis House, Parliament s office complex where many MPs work...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: I should have been freed six years ago
... Speaking from Portcullis House, Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe took issue with the credit her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, had granted Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for her release...
Boris Johnson urged to retract Savile remark after Starmer protest
... Videos on social media showed Sir Keir being escorted into the police car on the Victoria Embankment shortly after 17:00 GMT, close to Portcullis House, an office building used by MPs...
Keir Starmer: Two arrested after protesters surround Labour leader
... " The incident happened as Sir Keir walked from the Ministry of Defence along the Victoria Embankment towards Portcullis House, part of the Palace of Westminster, with shadow foreign secretary David Lammy...
Creagh on Corbyn: 'He should be apologising'
...Former MP Mary Creagh has said she confronted Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Portcullis House after seeing him pose for photos with young people...
Labour MP Karl Turner confronts Dominic Cummings over death threats
... The exchange was filmed in Parliament s Portcullis House...
Any sign of Parliament calming down in a hurry?
... All of this happened on the floor of Portcullis House, the glass-roofed space full of fig trees and coffee tables...
Keir Starmer: Two arrested after protesters surround Labour leader
Two People have been arrested after clashes between protesters and police protecting Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer .
Sir Keir was Taken Away by car near Parliament shortly after 17:00 GMT on Monday, having been surrounded by a group of demonstrators.
A Man and A Woman were arrested after a traffic cone was thrown at officers, the Metropolitan Police said.
Several politicians have raised concerns over safety.
'Ridiculous slur'Videos have emerged on Social Media of Sir Keir being escorted into The Police car.
Protesters can be heard repeatedly shouting " traitor" while criticising the Labour leader for backing Covid vaccinations and not " opposing the government".
One person shouted: " Do you enjoy working for the new World Order ? "
On one of The Videos , someone can be heard shouting: " Jimmy Savile . "
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been heavily criticised for making a false claim that Sir Keir failed to prosecute serial sex offender Savile when he was director of public prosecutions.
The Labour leader has previously described The Comment " a ridiculous slur, peddled by right-wing trolls".
After The Incident at Westminster, Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted: " This is what happens when fake news is amplified and given credibility by people who should know better. "
And Conservative MP Julian Smith tweeted: " What Happened to Keir Starmer tonight outside Parliament is appalling. It is really important for our democracy & for his security that the false Savile slurs made against him are withdrawn in full. "
The Incident happened as Sir Keir walked from the Ministry of Defence along the Victoria Embankment towards Portcullis House , part of The Palace of Westminster, with shadow foreign secretary David Lammy .
The Met issued a statement saying: " Shortly after 5. 10pm on Monday, 7 February, A Man who had been surrounded by a group of protesters near to New Scotland Yard , was Taken Away from The Scene by a police car.
" A Man and A Woman were arrested at The Scene for assault of an emergency worker after a traffic cone was thrown at a Police Officer . They have been taken into custody. "
Source of news: bbc.com
