AN MP slammed the leader of the House of Commons for comments she made about LGBT education in schools.

Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle criticised Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom in Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday after she said on radio that parents should decide when their children are “exposed” to LGBT education.

He then asked Prime Minister Theresa May to “condemn the leader of the house” and “bigots that don’t want LGBT people to be heard in schools”.

The Labour MP said: “I know the Prime Minister campaigned to keep section 28 which banned LGBT people being talked about positively in schools and lead to millions of young people like myself growing up in fear of being LGBT.”

Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 stated that a local authority “shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality” or “promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship”.

Mr Russell-Moyle added: “I thought the Prime Minister had seen the error of her ways but this morning the leader of the house said on radio that parents should decide when they (their children) are exposed to LGBT education.”

Following his speech, Mrs May said she was “very happy to write to him” with the detailed advice to schools on LGBT education in schools, but sparked anger from the Labour benches by failing to mentions Mrs Leadsom’s comments.

Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire, made the comments during an interview on Leading Britain’s Conversation (LBC) after being asked whether she agreed with the parents who have removed their children from lessons in school teaching about gay and lesbian relationships.

Following the criticism, Mrs Leadsom released a statement.

She said: “As I said this morning, it is vital that every child is taught about the need for tolerance and respect, at home and in school, and that they demonstrate these values towards LGBT individuals at all times.

“I believe wholeheartedly in equality and ensuring children grow up accepting and respecting the diversity that shapes our country.

“Government policy allows parents to choose when their child takes part in sex education lessons of all kind, up until the age of 15.

“This unacceptable and deliberate misrepresentation of my views will have genuinely hurt my own LGBT friends and family, as well as the wider LGBT community.”