A man has been charged in connection with reports of a person carrying knives outside the Houses of Parliament.

The Metropolitan Police said Lewis Allington, from March in Cambridgeshire, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

He has been charged with two counts of possessing an offensive weapon, the force said.

Police cars could be seen parked outside the Carriage Gates – one of the most prominent entrances to the Palace of Westminster – after the incident on Tuesday afternoon.