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This is the moment SNP MPs united in defiance to sing Scots song Wha Hae in the Commons as Parliament was shut down.

MPs began singing on the Commons benches in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after a night of dramatic scenes as was prorogued for five weeks ahead of Brexit.

The SNP's Hannah Bardell tweeted: "It is quite literally kicking off in the House of Commons."

Livingston MP Bardell and Labour's Danielle Rowley captured footage from inside the chamber as the SNP belted out Scots Wha Hae, whilst Labour MPs sang the Red Flag.

SNP MP Gavin Newlands jokingly appealed to Conservative MPs to sing - with no response.

It followed chaotic scenes after parliament was suspended, with MPs not due back until October 14.

The traditional proroguing ceremony saw the Black Rod tell MPs she required their presence in the House of Lords and was drowned by by opposition MPs shouting "No".

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Some MPs held up signs saying "Silenced" while Labour's Lloyd Russell-Moyle appeared to try and grab hold of Speaker John Bercow before House of Commons staff intervened.

Tory MPs followed Black Rod to the Lords but Opposition MPs stayed in their seats.

It comes after PM Boris Johnson's bid to call a snap election in October was defeated for a second time.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wanted to head to the polls next month to break the political deadlock over Brexit, as he accused opposition parties of making "outrageous excuses" to delay.

But Labour and other opposition MPs refused to back the bid - which needed a two-thirds majority in the Commons - while the risk of a no-deal remained.

MPs voted 293 to 46, short of the 434 needed - marking the new PM's sixth Commons defeat.

The prorogation, passed in the early hours of Tuesday, now makes a general election extremely unlikely until at least mid-November.