London terror attacks: Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood tried to save dying police officer

A BLOOD-covered MP whose brother died in the Bali bombings gave CPR to a police officer who lay dying on the footpath.

BRITISH Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood is being hailed a hero, after the blood-covered MP was seen giving CPR to a dying police officer in the London terror attack.

The minister, who was formerly a British Army officer, tried to save the man’s life but he tragically died after being stabbed outside one of the gates to the Houses of Parliament, The Sun reports.

The Tory MP was seen with blood on his mouth and clothes as he tried to stem the blood flow by applying pressure to the wounds.

The former soldier is no stranger to terrorism — he lost his brother Jonathan, a teacher, in the Bali terrorist bombings in 2002, which killed 202 people, including 88 Australians and 27 Brits.

Conservative Member of Parliament Tobias Ellwood, centre, helps emergency services attend to an injured person outside the Houses of Parliament, London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP

Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, centre, helps emergency services attend to the police officer outside Parliament. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP

Speaking just hours after the attack which has so far left five dead, including the attacker, Mr Ellwood described the terror incident as a “huge tragedy”.

“I am a witness, I was the last one on the scene before he died so I am not allowed to say anything,” Mr Ellwood, formerly a Captain in the Royal Green Jackets, told The Sun.

“Number 10 has been in touch so I’ll get into trouble.

“It is now murder, I was on the scene and as soon as I realised what was going on I headed towards it.”

At least 20 others have been treated for injuries after a four-wheel-drive mowed down victims on Westminster Bridge before the driver got out of the vehicle and attacked the policeman outside one of Parliament’s gates.

Mr Ellwood waited for the air ambulance to arrive after helping paramedics and police on the scene.

He spoke with officers before returning to the Foreign Office this afternoon.

The MP for Bournemouth East has been Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office since 2014, looking after the Middle East and Africa briefs.

Mr Ellwood said at the time that he believed that his brother’s death in Bali could have been avoided if MI5 had given sufficient warnings to citizens.

Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, centre, stands amongst the emergency services at the scene outside the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP

Upset colleagues, emergency personnel and MP Tobias Ellwood at the scene of the officer’s stabbing. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP.

His brother was killed in the second of two blasts that tore through a nightclub. He had to wait three days to find out that he had been killed.

“There was intelligence that said attacks on tourists at nightclubs was expected and indeed there was a (grenade) attack on 23 September.

“With all that in mind the threat levels should have been raised higher,” said Mr Ellwood.

This story originally appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.