MONMOUTH MP David Davies was metres away from the scene of a suspected terrorist attack in London yesterday.

The member of parliament filmed the dramatic scenes in the minutes after the attack, as he and others ran to safety at Westminster.

“We didn’t know what was happening,” said Mr Davies. “We thought we were being shot at.”

Mr Davies was walking between his offices in Portcullis House, and the palace at the time of the attack: “In order to vote in parliament, when I hear the bell I walk from my office across the yard to vote.

“But as I was going across the yard with a fellow MP, I heard a lot of shouting. I didn’t hear the crash, at least I don’t remember hearing it, it was only metres away.

“Then we heard shouting, we often hear shouts from protesters, but we knew this different. Then we heard a shot.

“We knew straight away it was a gun, then we heard a number of shots.

“I got behind a pillar and waited until it was it was safe to move. It literally felt like we were being fired at.”

Mr Davies has praised the work of the police, who worked to defuse the confusion and move people into safe areas.

“There was a lot of confusion, there was concern there was a second person who had gotten in.

“We moved back to Portcullis House as you can see in the video, and people were told to go into lockdown. It was a massive police operation. We were herded into safe areas by armed police, that’s everyone who works all over the building.”Responding to people who have criticised his video, with some claiming it was too dramatic, Mr Davies said: “I have been shocked by some of the reactions on Twitter, some of it is just ridiculous.“We didn’t know what was going on, we were only 10 to 15 metres from the scene and we didn’t know what was happening.”Mr Davies has called on all parties to come together at this time, after reports of arguments over whether security could have been different around the palace. “People should just calm down. 99.9 per cent of people are against this sort of act, there is no point arguing.“The police did a great job, and I won’t be pointing the finger at anyone."It's just very sad that a police officer was killed in his duties.“There was a lot of confusion for us, but not panic. We were quite calm; concerned but ok.”There is apparently a sense of determination in Westminster today as ministers and MPs continue their work.