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Eurostar have suspended all services to and from St Pancras this morning due to a suspected Brexit protester.

A man was pictured waving a St George's Flag above lines near the central London station.

At 8.30am British Transport Police said a 44-year-old man had been arrested for trespassing and obstruction of the railway 'having spent the night on the roof of St Pancras Railway Station'.

Police negotiators worked overnight to try and talk him down. Disruption is expected until at least 11am and this morning passengers have been pictured queuing outside the station and up the adjacent road.

People have been advised not to travel on Eurostar at all this morning and thousands of passengers in the UK and in Europe have been affected.

The disruption was first reported to British Transport Police at 7pm yesterday. Eurostar was forced to cancel at least eight trains.

The 'protester' also caused ongoing issues on Southeastern.

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Southeastern said on Twitter : "High Speed trains will not run to and from St Pancras due to the ongoing trespass incident just outside the station.

"The person is above the High Speed lines and as such the overhead wires can not be recharged."

Passengers on Southeastern have been advised to travel to Victoria or Charing Cross stations rather than St Pancras.

A spokesman for National Rail said: "The trespasser who was on the railway viaduct just outside London St Pancras International has now been removed by the emergency services, and the overhead wires have been recharged to allow services to resume.

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Eurostar said: "The trespasser on the tracks outside of St Pancras has been apprehended and our services will be able to start to run in the area again soon.

"We would still recommend you not travel this morning".

One Eurostar user tweeted: "Trying to take the Eurostar from Paris to the UK, but all trains have been suspended. Stuck in France."

Shortly after 10pm yesterday British Transport Police tweeted: "Just after 7pm officers were called to a man in a precarious position at St Pancras. They, along with colleagues from other emergency services, are working to resolve the situation as soon as possible.

"Thank you to everyone whose journeys have been disrupted for your patience."

A Eurostar spokeswoman said the trespasser was located near St Pancras station.

Southeastern said that the overhead wires are not able to be recharged while the "person is above the high speed lines".

The statement said: "High speed trains will not run to and from St Pancras due to the ongoing trespass incident just outside the station.

"The person is above the high speed lines and as such the overhead wires can not be recharged."

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