There’s no such thing as a quiet day in Westminster. This afternoon, demonstrators invaded the House of Lords in protest at the existence of the unelected second chamber – carrying leaflets reminiscent of a Sex Pistols album, with the words: ‘Never mind the Lords, here’s the House of People.’ Charming!
The rather rude interruption waylaid an ongoing debate, as chanting of ‘Lords out, people in’ broke out from the top of the room. The protestors – who have since said they were acting for Assemble, an anti-Lords organisation which campaigns for its abolition – then hurled their leaflets onto the unsuspecting peers, who looked on in bemusement at the scenes. The parliamentarians were forced to adjourn the debate as the noisy group of protestors was escorted off the premises. It’s certainly one way of making a Thursday afternoon session more exciting, eh?
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