The Conservative ex-minister and staunch Remainer was at the other end of a verbal onslaught while being interviewed about the on-going Brexit debate and afterwards.
She called for the protesters, said to be Brexit supporters, to be prosecuted, under public order legislation, for intimidating behaviour.
A chorus of "Soubry is a Nazi" could be heard while she was being interviewed by the BBC's Simon McCoy.
And later the abuse continued as she was jostled as she walked off, with Ms Soubry asking those filming to show it was happening while children were nearby alongside two policemen.
Is this what its come to ...? @Anna_Soubry faces "nazi" taunts..... pic.twitter.com/NHNMULtbEK
— norman smith (@BBCNormanS) January 7, 2019
Commons Speaker John Bercow said he was worried about a "pattern" of women MPs and journalists being targeted.
“I’m sorry but I just think this is astonishing," she said while the 'Nazi' chants were at their loudes.
“This is what has happened to our country, actually.”
She later said the police needed to "do their job" and it is understood she will be contacting them about the matter.
She was also targeted as she spoke to Sky News 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.
Disgusting behaviour from Leave means Leave supporters - singing that an *MP* is a Nazi.
— Best For Britain (@BestForBritain) January 7, 2019
We CANNOT allow this to become the face of Britain 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/AA117Dgka7
Speaking up to be heard over the chants, Ms Soubry said: "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."
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."
Labour peer and former transport secretary Andrew Adonis has written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to ask why police officers did not protect her and others from "verbal and physical abuse" outside Parliament.
"What concerns me is that, despite this being the most heavily policed building in the UK, your officers did not intervene..."
The protesters were also criticisedby high-profile Brexit supporters including presenter Piers Morgan and former Conservative and Ukip MP Douglas Carswell.
After the thugs chanted Nazi at Anna Soubry while she was on BBC, I went to check on her. But she had company... pic.twitter.com/II7nIdqMoF
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) January 7, 2019
Ms Soubry is jostled outside Parliament. Warning: There may be some language which some will find offensive.
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?"
Labour's Stephen Doughty called for "proper action" to be taken by the Metropolitan Police against those responsible for what he said were "potentially unlawful actions".
Conservative MP Nick Boles urged Mr Bercow to ensure everything possible was done to not only protect the right to freedom of speech but the right of MPs to move freely in and around Parliament in "total safety".
Raising the issue in the House of Commons, Labour's Mary Creagh said the "really vile, misogynistic thuggery" that had been seen was not an isolated incident.
Fortunately @snb19692 caught Anna Soubry's 'mates' welcoming me today on camera. They didn't like my reflective cycling vest. pic.twitter.com/oGLQjfhg2j
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) January 7, 2019
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