SENIOR Labour MP Chris Bryant allegedly told the Commons Speaker to “f* off” in the House yesterday.
He turned on long-time foe Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
The Speaker had rebuked Mr Bryant, who chairs the Commons Select Committee on Standards, for breaching chamber distancing rules.
The spat interrupted one of Boris Johnson’s answers during PM’s Questions.
An MP who witnessed it told HOAR: “He was standing in the doorway at the back of the Labour benches and chuntering.
“The Speaker told him to be quiet and then said he should not be positioned there as he was too close to others who were sitting in allocated seats.
“Bryant disputed this and the Speaker insisted he move, to which he threw his hand in the air and said, ‘Oh f*** off’.”
Mr Hoyle was furious and shouted: “We’re not having that disgraceful behaviour.”
Another MP also claimed Mr Bryant swore.
Mr Bryant denied swearing but last night refused to comment as he did not want to escalate the row.
A Tory MP who witnessed it said: “It’s pathetic. I understand there has been a long-standing issue between them.”
The pair have long been known to dislike each other. It came to a head last year when they both stood in the election to become Speaker.
A spokeswoman for the Speaker declined to comment.
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