Whitehall shut as suspect package found near Downing Street
Whitehall shut as suspect package found near Downing Street
Police shut Whitehall briefly to investigate a suspicious package (Picture: Valerio Esposito/Josh Funnell/Ben Harris)
Police shut down Whitehall in the heart of Westminster after officers raised the alarm over a suspect package.
The discarded item was spotted by police on duty near the Prime Minister’s residence.
A cordon was put in place as officers investigated and witnesses described seeing a…