PC Keith Palmer to be remembered with memorial stone in Westminster
The tribute could take the form of a police helmet, a source told Sky News, as the murdered officer's "bravery" is hailed.
Thursday 21 December 2017 21:00, UK
A police officer murdered during the Westminster terror attack will be commemorated with a memorial stone in Parliament.
The monument in memory of PC Keith Palmer will be laid near the spot he was killed by a knife-wielding terrorist in March.
It will be placed near the Carriage Gates - the entrance ministers use to get into the Parliament grounds - which PC Palmer was guarding when he was fatally stabbed.
Paying tribute to him on Thursday, Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom hailed his "bravery and courage" in confronting attacker Khalid Masood.
She confirmed the Police Memorial Trust was working with Westminster City Council on the memorial.
A source told Sky News it could take the form of a stone police helmet.
Conservative MP James Cleverly, who knew PC Palmer for 25-years and served in the Royal Artillery with him, wrote in response on Twitter: "I'm pleased that after my request earlier this year, the Government has confirmed there will be a permanent memorial stone erected to PC Keith Palmer near where he was killed in Parliament."
SNP MP Stewart McDonald replied that was "good to hear" and commended Mr Cleverly for his efforts.
PC Palmer, a 48-year-old husband and father, was murdered earlier this year.
He was posthumously awarded the George medal and added to the Police Roll of Honour for being killed in the line of duty.