A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said.

A man who climbed up Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower carrying a Palestinian flag has been brought down after more than 16 hours. The barefoot man had made his way on to a ledge several metres up the tower at the Palace of Westminster on Saturday morning. He had been heard telling negotiators he would come down on his "own terms".

Emergency services responded to the Palace of Westminster in London after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower.

A man who climbed part way up the 'Big Ben' clock tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday and stayed there all day as part of a pro-Palestinian protest, appeared in court on Monday.

Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill for much of Saturday as emergency crews tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.

After 16 hours spent on a ledge of Big Ben in London, a man with a Palestinian flag was finally persuaded to come down. The barefoot man spent most of the day on a ledge several metres up the Elizabeth Tower at Westminster Palace in central London, holding a Palestinian flag and wrapping a Palestinian headscarf around the tower’s decorative stone.

A man who climbed Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower was arrested after 16 hours. He came down after negotiating with emergency crews and was seen waving a Palestinian flag. Westminster Bridge was shut down during the incident,

A protester who scaled London's Big Ben waving a Palestinian flag was brought down safely after 16 hours. Streets were closed and several emergency vehicles lined up outside of the building as people watched from below.