Your 'Tory Taliban" remarks about me are offensive, MP tells Labour frontbencher Miss Eagle used the phrase about a group of Conservative MPs who are promoting an Alternative Queen's Speech calling for policies including the return of the death penalty, the privatisation of the BBC and a new bank holiday devoted to Margaret Thatcher. "The Tory Taliban continue to fire on all cylinders," Miss Eagle said of the Right-wingers" policy programme. Mr Bone, whose son is serving in Afghanistan, asked Lindsay Hoyle, the deputy speaker, to ask Miss Eagle to withdraw the comment. "I wish to raise a point of order about the extremely offensive remark made by the shadow leader of the House," he said. At a time when our brave men and women of our Armed Forces are fighting these evil people and some of us have very close personal relationships with people serving in Afghanistan, I found that to be a completely objectionable remark. Miss Eagle did not reply, but her colleague, Thomas Docherty, insisted she meant no offence. "As far as she understands, it is a self-proclaimed term," he said. She means no disrespect for Mr Bone, for whom she has a great deal of affection. Mr Hoyle said: "It is about using moderate language in the chamber." It is not a point of order but it has been aired a little bit. Outside the Commons, Mr Bone added: "If she wants to apologise that's fine - but I don't think it was an apology from her deputy."