A man has been charged after climbing up the tower of Big Ben, the Metropolitan Police has said.
Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, faces charges of intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later today.
Police were called to reports of a man climbing up Elizabeth Tower at 7.24am on Saturday.
The man was carrying a Palestinian flag and remained barefoot on a ledge for more than 16 hours before being lifted to the ground in a cherry picker just after midnight.
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Westminster Bridge was forced to close to traffic during the morning, as tourists in central London stood around watching the spectacle.
Police said specialist officers worked with the fire brigade "to bring this incident to a close as quickly as possible whilst minimising risk to life".
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