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| Cambridgeshire man in court over Parliament swords incident | |
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| A large police presence could be seen at the Carriage Gates after the incident on Tuesday | A large police presence could be seen at the Carriage Gates after the incident on Tuesday |
| A man who allegedly turned up outside Parliament wearing armour and carrying samurai swords wanted to "speak with Boris Johnson", a court has heard. | A man who allegedly turned up outside Parliament wearing armour and carrying samurai swords wanted to "speak with Boris Johnson", a court has heard. |
| Lewis Allington, 34, from March, Cambridgeshire, was arrested after the incident outside Parliament on Tuesday afternoon, which led to the Carriage Gates entrance being temporarily closed. | Lewis Allington, 34, from March, Cambridgeshire, was arrested after the incident outside Parliament on Tuesday afternoon, which led to the Carriage Gates entrance being temporarily closed. |
| He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with two counts of possession of bladed articles. | He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with two counts of possession of bladed articles. |
| District Judge Briony Clarke sent the case to Southwark Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 12 December. | District Judge Briony Clarke sent the case to Southwark Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 12 December. |
| Malachy Pakenham, prosecuting, told the court the defendant travelled to London from Cambridgeshire, put on body armour, and attended Parliament "with two samurai swords, asking to see Boris Johnson". | Malachy Pakenham, prosecuting, told the court the defendant travelled to London from Cambridgeshire, put on body armour, and attended Parliament "with two samurai swords, asking to see Boris Johnson". |
| Defence lawyer Norman Cho said Mr Allington had "no intention of harming someone with weapons". | Defence lawyer Norman Cho said Mr Allington had "no intention of harming someone with weapons". |
| District Judge Clarke told Mr Allington, who was dressed in a red sweatshirt and green trousers, he would be granted bail on condition that he remained at a Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Trust facility, following a recent mental health assessment in Hammersmith. | District Judge Clarke told Mr Allington, who was dressed in a red sweatshirt and green trousers, he would be granted bail on condition that he remained at a Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Trust facility, following a recent mental health assessment in Hammersmith. |
| Mr Allington is not to enter London and the area within the M25, she added. | Mr Allington is not to enter London and the area within the M25, she added. |
| Before leaving the dock, Mr Allington enquired about the swords and armour, to which the judge replied: "Nothing is being destroyed at the moment." | Before leaving the dock, Mr Allington enquired about the swords and armour, to which the judge replied: "Nothing is being destroyed at the moment." |
| Additional reporting by PA Media. | Additional reporting by PA Media. |
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