Brexit: chants of 'shame' as suspension of parliament descends into chaos

Five-week suspension begins with shouts, singing and signs reading 'silenced'

There were extraordinary scenes of chaos and anger in the House of Commons overnight as opposition MPs staged a protest against the suspension of parliament for five weeks - a prorogation that the Speaker of the House said represented "an act of executive fiat".

As John Bercow began proceedings to prorogue parliament, a group of opposition MPs carrying signs reading "silenced" drowned out Black Rod as she tried to address the Speaker, a ritual that initiates the suspension.