House of Lords proceedings disrupted by protesters
Proceedings in the House of Lords have been disrupted by protesters, this morning. ITV News has the clip. Campaigners in the gallery started shouting “Lords out, people in”, and dropping leaflets into the chamber.
House of Lords interrupted by protestors shouting ‘Lords out, people in’
Business had to be paused as protesters calling for the abolition of the unelected chamber started chanting and throwing leaflets pic.twitter.com/44uDPrLs71
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