It followed hard-left MPs yesterday demanding a General Strike and the overthrow of the Monarchy in fury at No.10’s Brexit move to shut down Parliament for weeks.
Momentum national coordinator Laura Parker, who said she would occupy Parliament if she had to, stormed: “Eton educated, millionaire Boris Johnson is stealing our democracy so he can sell off our NHS to big US corporations in a No Deal, Trump first Brexit.
“Real power doesn’t sit with the Queen or in Parliament. It’s with us the people – and that’s why we need to take action.
"Our message to Johnson is this: if you steal our democracy, we'll shut down the streets.
As MPs geared up for a huge Brexit battle next week:
- Labour confirmed plans to seize control of Parliament with an emergency debate next week - to try and force Boris to seek another Brexit extension
- Campaigners and MPs sought to try and block the move to shut down Parliament in the courts
- A million Brits signed a petition opposing Boris' plan and thousands protested outside Parliament last night
- Tory veteran Lord Young - who served under Thatcher, Major and Cameron, quit his role as a whip in the House of Lords over Boris' plan
- Remain campaigner Gina Miller said she was asking the courts to review the advice Boris gave to the Queen, which she says is illegal
- And Scottish Tory boss Ruth Davidson also quit today over Brexit tensions and her struggle to juggle motherhood
It comes after thousands of people turned up to protest outside Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament last night.
Spontaneous protests are being planned in Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield too.
Separately, a former Labour MP candidate in Bath and North East Somerset sparked uproar by tweeting out Jacob Rees Mogg’s home address and demanding people turn up outside to protest.
Howard Simpson later deleted his tweet, but not before he'd told thousands to show up at the MP's village to demonstrate against him.
MP Paula Sherriff begged him on Twitter: "Please do not do this.
"Peacefully protest elsewhere by all means but families, and particularly children are never fair game.
"I urge you to think again."
Avon and Somerset Police said they were aware of the protest and are "monitoring the situation".
Brits online blasted him for encouraging "mob bullying".
One said: "This is wrong, this is not democracy, it's intimidation."
And another added: "Leave his wife and children our of this you abhorrent individuals."
One person hit back: "The actions of these lunatics is unbelievable."
He was mobbed by anti-Brexit protesters last year when he went to speak at an event at the University of Western England.
The North East Somerset MP was jostled in a scuffle, and called a Nazi and a racist.
And last September he was harassed outside his London home - where a leftie thug told one of his kids "your daddy is a horrible person".
Earlier today Mr Rees-Mogg urged "teeth-gnashing" Remainers to change the law or boot the Government out - if they can.
The Commons leader led the Government fightback today against pro-EU MPs who have vowed to stop Boris Johnson shutting down Parliament next month.
Mr Rees-Mogg told them to bring it on - and that the Government was ready.
He told the BBC this morning: "All these people who are wailing and gnashing of teeth know that there are two ways of doing what they want to do.
"One, is to change the government and the other is to change the law. If they do either of those, that will then have an effect.
"If they don't have either the courage or the gumption to do either of those then we will leave on the 31st of October in accordance with the referendum result."
And he added: "No party should be afraid of the British people.
"If they have a vote of confidence, let's see if they can win it."
He said the outrage over shutting down Parliament was "phoney" and blasted Speaker Bercow for his insistent.
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