A Conservative MP has apologised for saying he might end up punching a journalist "in the throat" if he appeared on a panel show with her.
Michael Fabricant tweeted the remark after Yasmin Alibhai-Brown took part in a Channel 4 News discussion.
Ms Alibhai-Brown said she was shocked and has called on David Cameron to withdraw his party whip.
Mr Fabricant said he was wrong to joke about punching. "I, of course, withdraw and apologise," he said.
The tweet said: "I could never appear on a discussion prog with @y_alibhai I would either end up with a brain haemorrhage or by punching her in the throat."
Newspaper columnist Ms Alibhai-Brown said an apology was not enough and the Lichfield MP should have his party whip withdrawn.
"The Tories can't bear people like me," she said.
"They expect people like me to be their ayah [nursemaid] wiping their bottoms or selling them cigarettes in the corner shop; this idea of a nursing maid looking after their children.
"They cannot accept we are confident."
Ms Alibhai-Brown took part in a Channel Four news debate with Spectator columnist Rod Liddle on Thursday night.
Mr Fabricant later took to Twitter to say sorry for his remark.
He said: "If anyone believes I would seriously threaten someone with violence, I of course withdraw and apologise."
'Utterly appalling'The former Tory whip was sacked as a vice-chairman of the Conservative Party after he criticised the HS2 rail scheme and made online comments about the Maria Miller expenses row.
On that occasion he tweeted: "Maria Miller has resigned. Well, about time."
David Cameron's official spokesman said Mr Fabricant's comments were "completely unacceptable and in poor taste".
There was "never any excuse for suggesting violence," added the Downing Street spokesman, and Mr Fabricant "must issue a clear and full apology".
MP Gloria De Piero MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, described the tweet as "utterly appalling".
"It is unacceptable that views like this persist in the Conservative Party," she said.
"David Cameron needs to be clear about this and set out what action he will be taking."
A Conservative party spokesman said: "Mr Fabricant's comments were completely unacceptable, in poor taste and he should immediately apologise."
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