British Police assessing second suspicious package at UK parliament in two days

Police were called to assess a suspicious package at parliament on Tuesday, the second such incident in as many days.

"Specialist officers have been called and the package will be assessed," a police statement said, adding that there were no reported injuries.

On Monday, a reported suspicious substance was later deemed non-hazardous, although two people were taken to hospital as a precaution.

Police said they had investigated reports of a suspicious package at the Norman Shaw Buildings on Monday, where many lawmakers have their offices on the parliamentary estate.

“A suspicious substance was investigated by the Met Police and was found not to be hazardous,” a spokesman for parliament said in a statement.

“The affected area was temporarily cordoned off but no evacuation was necessary. Two people attended hospital as a precaution.” 

Last month, police investigated a mysterious substance sent to Meghan Markle, fiancee of Prince Harry, in an incident treated as a racist hate crime. White powder was also sent to an office in parliament, but the substances in both cases were found to be harmless.