While Tory councillor Phil Taylor is entitled to disagree with Sir David Attenborough’s views on emergency food aid, suggesting that the 87 year-old kill himself at a euthanasia clinic in Switzerland is probably a bit much:

Cue grovelling apology in 3… 2… 1…

MORE: From the looks of Twitter this has legs:

Lobby hacks:

Something tells me @philjvtaylor may either be forced to apologise or delete his tweet re national treasure David Attenborough — Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) September 18, 2013

Tory councillor urges David Attenborough to take "one way trip to Switzerland", ie euthanasia https://t.co/b0SnYK31eV — Jonathan Walker (@jonwalker121) September 18, 2013

Leader of Ealing Council: