'I have never seen armed soldiers at Westminster'published at 14:16 British Summer Time 24 May 2017
Norman Smith
Assistant political editor
"I have never, ever seen armed soldiers at Westminster," says BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith, as troops take up position in Downing Street and outside Parliament.
Soldiers are also expected to help guard "airports, nuclear plants, key energy terminals, that sort of thing" to free up armed police to conduct patrols, Norman adds.