Police CS spray journalists in Westminster
By politics.co.uk staff
Police have used CS spray on a journalist fighting in the Palace of Westminster.
The fight broke out between two journalists at a Commons party held by Conservative chairman Eric Pickles last night.
A police stopped the two men in a corridor and CS sprayed one of them, leading some guests to complain of a police overreaction.
Police have confirmed the incident was not related to protests around the G20 this week.
A spokesperson said: “At 09.17 GMT a man was arrested in House of Commons.”
Parliamentary proceedings were not disturbed.
Neither person had a Commons pass.
