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House of Commons to get security update

LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- A week after Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair became the target of condoms full of purple flour, the House of Commons is to hear a security update.

The BBC said House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin is expected to update MPs Wednesday on a review of House of Commons security measurers.

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The security report could involve a recommendation for increased security restrictions on access to Westminster and federal government buildings.

Last week, Blair had been speaking during his weekly half-hour question-and-answer period when one of the flour-filled projectiles hit his back, prompting an evacuation of the building.

Responsibility for the attack was claimed by members of a group called Fathers 4 Justice, who had been given House of Commons gallery passes by a member of the House of Lords. Fathers 4 Justice is a new British civil rights movement that campaigns for a child's right to see both parents and grandparents.

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