Man arrested after 'protracted' Big Ben clock tower incident

The man scaled the Elizabeth Tower on Saturday morning and finally came down just after midnight on Sunday, with images from the scene showing the man being lifted to the ground in a cherry picker

A man with a Palestinian flag after he climbed up Elizabeth Tower, at the Palace of Westminster in London. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025 - 09:04

John Besley, Ellie Crabbe and William Warnes, PA

A man has been arrested after spending more than 16 hours barefoot and holding a Palestine flag while perched on the clock tower of Big Ben.

The man scaled the Elizabeth Tower on Saturday morning and finally came down just after midnight on Sunday, with images from the scene showing the man being lifted to the ground in a cherry picker.