Tory MP Anna Soubry was drowned out by vile abuse and "Nazi" taunts from pro-Brexit protesters during live BBC and Sky interviews today.
Ms Soubry, a staunch Remainer, was discussing next week’s Commons vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal outside Parliament on Monday afternoon.
When she later joined presenter Kay Burley on Sky News, protesters allegedly shouted that they hoped the women were sexually assaulted.
In a clip of her interview with BBC News presenter Simon McCoy, chants of “Soubry is a Nazi” can be heard as she speaks.
Ms Soubry, who backs a second EU referendum, then tells Mr McCoy: “I do object to being called a Nazi actually.
“I’m sorry but I just think this is astonishing," she adds, visibly unhappy.
“This is what has happened to our country, actually.”
She was also targeted as she spoke to Sky News presenter Ms Burley in a separate interview. Journalist Dawn Foster, who was also present, said she heard protesters shouting that they hoped Ms Soubry, Ms Burley and herself were sexually assaulted.
Speaking up to be heard over the chants, Ms Soubry told Ms Burley: "I don't have a problem with people demonstrating and making their views heard. I have a real problem with people who call me a traitor or 'Soubry, you Nazi'. That is a criminal offence and I'm a criminal barrister.
"I'm also a lass from Worksop, so I don't get scared by these people or intimidated. I was a reporter during the miners' strike, so I don't feel physically intimidated. My difficulty is I want to respond and you mustn't, so I'm really behaving myself."
The MP for Broxtowe, who has been repeatedly targeted by protesters, said the incident was "seriously worrying".
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She added: "I'm afraid the truth is that Brexit has unleashed these people. This is Britain now. This is not the country I know and love and these people do not represent our country and they need sorting out."
The protesters were criticised by high-profile Brexit supporters including presenter Piers Morgan and former Conservative and Ukip MP Douglas Carswell.
Writing on Twitter, Mr Carswell said: "Small crowd shouting oafish chants at TV crew outside Parliament.
"I'm not a great fan of the mainstream broadcasters, but such boorishness is out of line.
"Do they realise how much damage they do?"
In December police officers protected Ms Soubry outside Parliament as she was surrounded by Brexit "yellow vest" protesters who shouted "Hitler" jibes at her.
A video widely shared online showed the former cabinet minister being accosted and shouted at by protesters as one man called her a "disgrace to the country".
Broadcasters carrying out live interviews in Westminster have increasingly found themselves having to deal with noisy attempts at interruption from protesters from across the Brexit divide.