Tuesday 18 October 2016 9:01 am

Borough High Street on lockdown as police officers assess “suspicious” vehicle

Borough High Street is open again, after being put on lockdown this morning as police officers assessed a suspicious vehicle in the area.

Police were called to the busy central London street at around 7.50am, and the surrounding area was cleared, with workers evacuated from office buildings on Borough High Street.

A Met Police spokesperson has since confirmed that officers had been stood down as the vehicle was declared "non-suspicious".

Policeman on Borough High Street tells me: "It's a suspect vehicle. That's all I can tell you. Don't know what's going on." #SE1 pic.twitter.com/igzDpHhMJI

— Sam Shead (@Sam_L_Shead) October 18, 2016

Borough High Street on lock down because of a suspicious vehicle. I love how people are just standing waiting for it to explode! #Borough pic.twitter.com/3fHVL9Inzc

— Courtney (@cvzrd) October 18, 2016