A group of Russian diplomats have reached the rooms of the home of Lords in the British Parliament, says "The Guardian". They joined a public tour, and then unobservedly distanced themselves. Diplomats who have not been allowed to enter the building since 2022 were detained “before they did any damage.”
Russian diplomats took part in a public tour of the buildings of the British Parliament. At any point they separated from the others and went into the rooms of the home of Lords, to which access is restricted, says The Guardian, specifying that the incidental occurred just before Christmas.
After any time, diplomats were detained by safety and expelled from the building. “They were caught before they did any damage,” said the journalist’s informant.
London. Russian diplomats in parliament
After the incident, the bosses both chambers of parliament They sent Members and Couples written reminders not to invitation persons associated with Russian diplomacy into the building.
"Since many fresh members have late joined the Chamber, I would like to take this chance to remind colleagues of the current arrangements that have been in force since the Russian invasion of Ukraine," wrote the talker of the home of Commons Lindsay Hoyle, quoted by The Guardian, in a letter sent to Parliament.
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It is unclear whether the group entered the building by inviting 1 of the politicians.
Lindsay Hoyle and the talker of the Lords, Lord McFall of Alcluith, on Thursday privately reminded Members that they should be careful about Russian efforts to penetrate parliamentary security," writes the British newspaper.
The Russian ambassador, diplomats and officials from the embassy in London have been banned from visiting Parliament since 2022.
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