Protesters have disrupted a House of Lords session commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day with calls for the abolition of the upper chamber.
About six people in the Lords public gallery interrupted the culture minister, Lady Twycross, shouting: “Lords out, people in”. They threw leaflets into the chamber reading: “Never mind the Lords, here’s the House of People” as they continued to chant, prompting officials to pause the session for about five minutes as they were escorted out.
