Downing street car crash has actually been amusing people – who could it have been?

A Downing Street car crash really shouldn’t have people chuckling.

Back in the day the IRA fired a rocket launcher down the street.In 1991, members of the Provisional IRA fired homemade mortar shells at No 10, injuring four people.

In more recent times, the threat of Islamist terrorists, has made the UK on high security alert for what seems like forever.

Downing street car crash

However, here is the moment, and it isn’t really a high speed collision by any means.

This is the moment a car drives into the gates of Downing Street. pic.twitter.com/voZldcib5z

— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) May 25, 2023

TalkTV getting a bit carried away?

A "chilling" high speed crash into the gates of Downing Street.
Reaching speeds of up to 8pmh. https://t.co/cCH2rcPOtW

— Lorna MacGillivray (@Elemjay1) May 25, 2023

Obviously it had to be treated as if it was a clear and present danger to the PM and other politicians.

🚨 | BREAKING: Rishi Sunak has been evacuated from Number 10 out of the back entrance pic.twitter.com/75mUgnK0ll

— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 25, 2023

A man has been arrested after a car crashed into the Downing Street gates.

The Met Police said he was held on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the incident is not being treated as terror related.

One witness said he saw officers pointing Tasers at a man, who was held “face to the floor” as he was detained.

The area in Whitehall, the main road which runs through the heart of several government offices, was partially evacuated following the incident at 16:20 BST.

The Metropolitan police have released an updated statement.

“A small cordon remains in place outside Downing Street after a car collided with the gates earlier this afternoon.

“The incident is being dealt with by local officers in Westminster and isn’t currently being treated as terror-related.”

Reactions

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BREAKING: identity of the driver of the car crash at number 10 revealed pic.twitter.com/GlA8fRrEY0

— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@mrdavemacleod) May 25, 2023

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Fitting that today is the third anniversary of another Downing Street car crash: https://t.co/ryaPLAof5L pic.twitter.com/0DwVfVsuSN

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) May 25, 2023

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pic.twitter.com/oHndRhu2Uk

— Sunlit Uplands (@SunlitUpdates) May 25, 2023

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First images emerge of the car that crashed into the Downing Street gates. pic.twitter.com/NGpzzecmS0

— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) May 25, 2023

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Downing Street ram raider identified…..#DowningStreet pic.twitter.com/8WNhwSIVQK

— Larry Mogridge 🇬🇧⭐️🇪🇺 #FBPE #RejoinEU #PR (@Larry_Mogridge) May 25, 2023

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Sorry media, but you're going to have to be more specific than 'car crash in Downing Street' if you want it to sound like something new has happened.

— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) May 25, 2023

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If it hadn’t said ‘Man arrested’, Braverman would have been my main suspect… https://t.co/GZM5sz1HfW

— Hal Cruttenden (@Halcruttenden) May 25, 2023

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Too much lunchtime Thunderbird Nadine? https://t.co/cQrg5v8hxf

— Julie Street 🇪🇺💙🇺🇦 (@Juliest101) May 25, 2023

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Old Boris really wants that job back, doesn’t he? https://t.co/cHdV2ilURJ

— Dli O’Doir (@dli_odoir) May 25, 2023

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Crisis in Downing Street as a bumbling man behind the wheel fails for the umpteenth time to even execute a U-turn properly, causing damage to the heart of our democracy, and jamming up the centre of government with this act of sterling idiocy.

Also… pic.twitter.com/7fgEg4rQA0

— Russ Jones (@RussInCheshire) May 25, 2023

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They should have taken Suella's licence away! 😭https://t.co/rOQTL96dbs

— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) May 25, 2023

The conspiracy theorists are out….

It's a #FalseFlag attack to knock the migration figures from being the top story! #ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern pic.twitter.com/kFNmZ39A9I

— Yip82 (@yipmann82) May 25, 2023

Back to work?

Today, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he would back further interest rate rises by the Bank of England, even if they risk plunging the UK into recession, in order to combat soaring inflation.

Hunt was asked if he was comfortable with the central bank doing whatever was required to bring down inflation, even if that means it could cause a recession, he told Sky News: “Yes, because in the end, inflation is a source of instability. And if we want to have prosperity, to grow the economy, to reduce the risk of recession, we have to support the Bank of England in the difficult decisions that they take.”

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