PARAMEDICS have rushed to the House of Lords after a peer reportedly collapsed outside the main chamber – with a patient taken to hospital.
The Standard reports that the peer collapsed this evening in the Prince’s Chamber, an anteroom next to where members debate.
GettyA peer has reportedly collapsed in the House of Lords[/caption]
The London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 6.38pm today to reports of an incident at Palace Of Westminster, SW1P.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer, a medic in a fast response car, a clinical team manager and a paramedic on a motorcycle.
“We treated a patient at the scene before taking them to hospital as a priority.”
The House of Lords press office said: “We can confirm that medical staff are attending an incident in Prince’s Chamber.”
Despite the emergency, peers continued to debate the crisis in Gaza inside the chamber.
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