A Labour MP warned a reporter to be "very careful" when asked questions before telling a pregnant journalist: "Hope you have a great birth, because child labour is hard".

Tulip Siddiq, who sits on the Women and Equalities Committee in Parliament, made the "apparently threatening remark" when she was asked questions about human rights in Bangladesh.

She was asked by a reporter whether she would do anything to campaign for the release of a British-trained barrister who vanished in Bangladesh last year. Ms Siddiq has family connections with the government in Bangladesh, where her aunt is prime minister.

The television producer said she felt the politician had used her pregnancy against her.

Ms Siddiq apologised the day after the report came out, saying her remarks were "ill-judged", and has offered to meet the producer involved to give a personal apology.

The editor of Channel 4 News has complained to both the MP and the Labour party over the remarks. In response, Ms Siddiq told Channel 4 News she had reported Channel 4 News to the police.