Neil Coyle

Neil Coyle, who has served as the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark since 2015, has apologised for his remarks.

The alleged comments were reported to the Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who the journalist said took "immediate action" with his staff and suspended Mr Coyle from the bars on the estate pending an investigation. Mr Coyle, who has served as the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark since 2015, has apologised for his "insensitive" remarks. Neil Coyle, who has served as the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark since 2015, has apologised for his remarks.

Bermondsey and Southwark MP Neil Coyle faces claim he made racist comments to a British-Chinese journalist Henry Dyer on the Parliamentary estate.

The reports of Coyle’s behaviour towards a journalist of East Asian heritage reflect views which are deeply racist and unacceptable. The accusations are credible, and the lack of surprise about Neil says a lot. He said he and the MP had been discussing Barry Gardiner, a Labour MP who received funds from a figure now known to be a Chinese spy, when Mr Coyle said his colleague had been “paid by Fu Manchu”.

Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle said he was 'very sorry' for his 'insensitive comments' and would cooperate fully with an investigation launched by ...

Mr Coyle followed up by asking: 'There was a rumour the Secretary of State is going to resign. A Labour spokesman said: 'The Labour Party expects the highest standards of behaviour from all our MPs and we take allegations of this sort very seriously. I don't think that's appropriate for this select committee, thank-you.' I don't think that's appropriate for this select committee, thank-you.' Mr Dyer said that Mr Coyle came to speak to him and a group of other journalists on the Tuesday, and the conversation turned to fellow Labour MP Barry Gardiner, after he it emerged he had unwittingly received funding from a Chinese spy. Labour MP Neil Coyle today apologised after he had the whip suspended over allegations he launched a racially-charged rant at a British-Chinese journalist in a Parliamentary bar.