Bomb scare on Westminster Bridge turns out to be box of unsent Christmas cards addressed to Labour MP
A Labour MP is on the Met Police's naughty list after a box of Christmas cards shut down Westminster before 7.30am.
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Commuters and tourists found themselves unable to get across Parliament Square and around the parliamentary estate after it was taped off due to a "suspicious package".
Parliament Square and Millbank were promptly shut down and the bomb squad was deployed to investigate.
A short while later, a bomb disposal robot was sent in to deal with the threat...which turned out to be a box of unsent Christmas cards.
The box was intended for communities minister Miatta Fahnbulleh MP.
Sky News reported Miatta Fahnbulleh MP was expecting a delivery of cards, but they never arrived.
The Met Police confirmed the package was not suspicious and the incident was stood down.
The Labour Party has been approached by LBC for comment.