Visitor assaulted guard at the House of Lords

A visitor to the House of Lords went berserk and caused almost £1,000 of damage to ceremonial pendant when he was told he could not bring his phone into the public gallery, a court heard. Benjamin Fordham, 24, launched a tirade of abuse at security officers before he was rugby tackled to the ground. Staff had asked him to hand over his mobile and he refused telling guard Chandrish Pandya: ‘I cannot give you my phone, you f***ing bastard.” ‘He…