Westminster knife attack memorial proposed

Proposals for a permanent memorial honouring a police officer killed during the Westminster terror attack while guarding Parliament have been submitted to council officials.

The Police Memorial Trust is seeking planning permission for a memorial stone outside the Palace of Westminster next to the Carriage Gates entrance where PC Keith Palmer was murdered.

The 48-year-old father was stabbed to death by a lone knifeman on the cobbled forecourt of the Houses of Parliament on 22 March last year. Unarmed PC Palmer was hailed a hero for his actions. He was awarded a posthumous bravery medal by the Queen for confronting attacker Khalid Masood when he rushed through the gates after mowing down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge.