‘Hero MP’ tried in vain to save police officer’s life

Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood has been branded a “hero MP” after attempting to save the life of PC Keith Palmer.

The former soldier gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and attempted to stem the flow of blood after Mr Palmer was attacked.

It is not the first time Mr Ellwood’s life has been touched by an atrocity, as his brother Jonathan was killed in the 2002 Bali bombing.

Mr Ellwood was quoted by the Sun as saying the Westminster incident was a “huge tragedy”.

“It is now murder, I was on the scene and as soon as I realised what was going on I headed towards it. “It is a huge tragedy, it really is.” Tory MP Ben Howlett, tweeted: “Tobias Ellwood is an absolute hero for what he did to help the policeman this afternoon.”

Picture: PA. MP Tobias Ellwood, centre, helps emergency services attend to the police officer.