Public banned from Commons chamber after ‘sex noises’ phone prank foiled
Security crackdown after phone prank in House of Commons
- Public access to the Commons and House of Lords chambers has been temporarily suspended after a hidden mobile phone was discovered.
- The device was found during a security sweep shortly before Prime Minister's Questions.
- Media reports indicate the phone was planted with the intention of playing sex noises as a prank during the session.
- Scotland Yard has launched an investigation, believing the phone was "purposely" placed to cause disruption.
- Parliamentary authorities confirmed that while the chambers are closed to full public tours, other areas of Parliament remain open as usual.