Company boss tried to torch Parliament

A former company director has admitted trying to start a blaze at the Houses of Parliament on Bonfire Night. Judith Youziel, 43, threw an ignited bottle of petrol through the railings at the Palace of Westminster on 5 November 2024. Judge Silas Reid said: ‘The lit bottle with accelerant in it was put through the railings but behind the railings is a substantial amount of paving before one gets to the building. ‘She holds the bottle, lights it, holds it…