Owen Jones and Anna Soubry abused by pro-Brexit protesters running rampant outside Parliament The protesters hurled abuse at the commentor and called Anna Soubry a Nazi

Commentator Owen Jones filmed the moment he was harassed by a mob of “yellow jacket” protestors who shouted pro-Brexit slogans as they harangued him outside the Houses of Parliament in London, before they went on to direct a torrent of abuse at Tory MP Anna Soubry.

Sharing the video to his 762,000 followers on Monday, Mr Jones said: “Just met some lovely Tommy Robinson fans and I’d love for you to get to know them too.”

During the video, his chasers rain down a host of insults such as “traitor” and in one bizarre instance a “tampon” as he is pursued through Westminster. One of the protesters gets close and tells him he is a “horrible little man” and a communist.

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By the way, the things they’re yelling at me – traitor, terrorism supporter – are all legitimised by the right wing press and politicians. If anything happens to one of us on the left at the hands of these fascists, they will share the blame. Hope that’s clear. https://t.co/SQ3QvppBKv — Owen Jones? (@OwenJones84) January 7, 2019

Throughout the video, Mr Jones mocks the protesters teasingly calling them “lovely, lovely people”. In one part he says he is planning to “go home later and have some roast gammon”, a reference to the insult used to refer to right-wingers.

Police can be seen walking with the group but the video does not show them intervening to hold the crowd back. Many of them wore the yellow high vis vests that have become symbolic of a street movement against French President Emmanual Macron that has brought much of France to a standstill in recent months.

The commentator had just appeared on BBC News. A number of people, including some Labour MPs, voiced support for Mr Jones who had faced abuse in Westminster before.

Delighted to see mob of racist right wing extremist thugs will NEVER intimidate those of us on the left. ✊️ https://t.co/N3YSZVZJf8 — Karl Turner MP (@KarlTurnerMP) January 7, 2019

“Soubry is a Nazi, Soubry is a Nazi, na na na na…”@Anna_Soubry was called a liar, traitor and Nazi by chanting protesters during BBC interview. pic.twitter.com/kEL6NIWz4K — i newspaper (@theipaper) January 7, 2019

Ms Soubry told the BBC’s Simon McCoy: “This is astonishing. This is what has happened to our country.”

College Green, which faces the House Of Commons, has become the scene of many protests, with activists trying to disrupt the broadcasters who are encamped there.

In December Mr Jones was chased by a number of protesters who had hurled homophobic abuse at him during an interview on Sky News.

A number of Remain supporting activists have also become known for using creative means to get their message across by intervening during broadcasts. Many broadcasters have built considerable structures to keep protesters out of reach.

Commons speaker John Bercow said he is “keeping a close eye on events” and said he was “concerned” at the “pattern of protest” targeted in particular at women, adding that female MPs and female journalists had been subjected to “aggressive protest and what many would regard as harassment”.

On Monday night a Metropolitan Police spokesperson told i: “Police received a third party report of a public order offence on Monday, 7 January, in the area of College Green, SW1. Officers are assessing if any crimes have been committed.” Police said no arrests have been made.