Anna Soubry has called on the prime minister to consider his position (Picture: REX, PA)

The leader of Change UK, Anna Soubry MP, says she had to cancel a speech at a pro-EU rally because she was too intimidated by far-right protesters.

Ms Soubry claims a ‘large group of protesters’ with ‘yellow vests and the EDL’ had gathered, as pro-EU demonstrators began their protest and speeches.

Ms Soubry was due to speak alongside Peter Tatchell as well as the co-leader of the Green party, Sian Berry, where she was expected to repeat her calls for a ‘people’s vote’ to break the Brexit deadlock.

She says that a group of people went on to ‘give Nazi salutes’ and ‘sing in praise of Boris Johnson’, LBC reported.




It is estimated that around 200 people joined a pro-Brexit rally which was organised by the Democratic Football Lads Alliance (DFLA) that took place on Saturday at Parliament square.

Ms Soubry said Boris Johnson would be ‘appalled to know’ that his name was being sung by those who gave Nazi salutes.

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Anna Soubry MP, says she had to cancel her speech because she was ‘too intimidated by far-right protesters’ (Picture: Rex Features)

Pro-Brexit protesters confront police officers outside Whitehall in Westminster, London (Photo by Steve Taylor / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)

Pro and anti-Brexit protests have taken place on Parliament Square this weekend (Picture: SIPA)

It comes after Mr Johnson decided to expel 21 Conservative MPs from the party, over their decision to defy the whip and back a parliamentary bill to stop no-deal Brexit.

Ms Soubry also went on to lament the polarised nature of British politics.

A number of Conservative MPs are reported to be frustrated at Mr Johnson’s decision to withdraw the whip from their colleagues and are calling on him to reconsider.

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