Labour peer Baroness Twycross was stunned by the protest.

The House of Lords was thrown into “chaos” after democracy campaigners started chanting and throwing leaflets into the debating chamber.

Stunned peers looked on as the protesters shouted “Lords out, people in” during a debate on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2.

Proceedings had to be abandoned for several minutes until the campaigners, from the group Assemble, were removed.

Deputy Lords speaker Viscount Colville could be heard saying: “The house will adjourn for five minutes while this chaos calms down.”

Labour whip Baroness Twycross was speaking when the protest began.

On one side, the protesters’ leaflets........

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