Plot to kill Theresa May: Two men charged as police 'foil plot to blow up Number 10'
POLICE have charged two men over an alleged plot to launch a terror attack on 10 Downing Street to kill the Prime Minister.
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According to reports, one man was plotting to blow up the security gates at Downing Street with an explosive hidden in a bag.
The man then allegedly planned to storm Number 10 armed with a knife and suicide vest to kill Theresa May.
A man, 20, has been charged with preparing acts of terrorism and is understood to have been arrested by Met Police last week.
A 21-year-old man is accused of assisting him.
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Security around the Prime Minister’s home is high with police and security gates surrounding Number 10.
Both men are said to have been arrested on November 28.
They will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
The UK has been on high alert following several ISIS terror attacks on British soil this year.
In March, Khalid Masood, born Adrian Elms in Kent, drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, before crashing the vehicle into the gates of Westminster.
Five people were killed and 49 others injured in the attack before Masood was shot by police.
The nation’s terror level has been raised to “critical” – meaning an attack is expected imminently – several times this year.
It currently remains at “severe”, meaning an attack is highly likely.
Express.co.uk contacted the Metropolitan Police but a spokeswoman said they would not comment on the allegations.
