Houses of Parliament. Photograh by Peter Broster
Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert sprung into action as a very British David Hasselhoff and saved a woman from drowning as she floated past the Houses of Parliament.
Gilbert was on the House of Commons terrace overlooking the Thames, when he saw a shape float past that looked like a body. Thinking the person may be in trouble, he quickly ran to the edge of the terrace and threw the woman a lifebuoy before hauling her to safety.
The woman was then rescued from the water by the RNLI and taken to hospital, with a Scotland Yard spokesman confirming that she had survived her ordeal.
