Bracknell’s member of parliament was told to leave the chamber of the House of Commons on Wednesday.
It came during a feisty Prime Minister’s Question time when Britain’s armed forces were the cause of discussion due to Donald Trump’s war in Iran.
Kemi Badenoch described the RAF as “just hanging around” rather than taking the necessary action in the Middle East in an interview BBC Breakfast last week.
Peter Swallow MP was asked to leave the chamber for calling out Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch to apologise for those remarks.
He was asked to leave after calling out while a question was being answered, and he left the chamber as asked. Immediately after PMQs he apologised to the Mr Speaker for the noise.
According to Mr Swallow, RAF pilots have now completed more than 230 flying hours on defensive operations across the region since the start of the conflict, protecting British people, bases and allies
The speaker, Lindsey Hoyle MP said: “Mr Swallow, you’re going out! I’ve had enough: week-in, week-out.
“Either leave now or I’ll name you.”
Kemi Badenoch said: “Mr Speaker I have never criticised our armed forces. I am criticising him [The Prime Minister] and his decisions.”
Peter Swallow MP said: “As the MP for Sandhurst I will not sit back when politicians dismiss our Armed Forces or use them as a political football.
“Kemi Badenoch did both by rubbishing the work of the Royal Airforce as ‘just hanging around’.
“All of our Armed Forces work tirelessly around the clock to keep Britain safe.
“In PMQs I was calling for her to apologise for that remark. Something she has not done.
“I accept that my former teacher’s voice can carry in the chamber and so I apologised to Mr Speaker for that.
“But I remain shocked that the Conservative leader does not have the grace to apologise for her thoughtless and dismissive remarks about our Forces.”
