A Labour MP has called it "incredible" that a Tory backbencher would host an event in Parliament attended by an "anti-Muslim extremist".

Naz Shah said that Tapan Ghosh held "abhorrent views" about Muslims, saying Parliament should not be "a platform to propagate and legitimise hate and extremist views".

Tory MP Bob Blackman said he did not accept Mr Ghosh's views, but said it was right that MPs "have the opportunity to hear evidence from people of what is happening in other countries".

The Tory MP said Mr Ghosh had attended two events in Parliament last week, which Mr Blackman hosted in his role as chairman of the all party parliamentary group for British Hindus.

Raising a point of order in the Commons, Ms Shah said: "According to many of today's news outlets, (Mr Blackman) hosted anti-Muslim extremist Tapan Ghosh in committee room 12 last Wednesday.

"Mr Ghosh holds abhorrent views, is on record for calling upon the United Nations to control the birth rate of Muslims, praising the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Burma and also said Muslims should be forced to leave their religion if they come to a western country.

"Only this Monday Mr Ghosh was pictured with UK far-right extremist leader Tommy Robinson.

"It seems incredible to me that any member would think it would be acceptable to host a meeting with this individual, let alone invite him to our House of Commons."

Addressing Commons Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, the Bradford West MP went on: "Can you please advise us all on our responsibilities to protect everything that this House stands for, and not allow it to be used as a platform to propagate and legitimise hate and extremist views".

In reply, Harrow East MP Mr Blackman said: "Let me be clear, I did not invite Tapan Ghosh to this House of Commons.

"I hosted, in my capacity as chairman of the all party parliamentary group for British Hindus, two functions last Wednesday, at which Tapan Ghosh attended.

"One was the annual Diwali celebration on the House of Commons terrace, where a number of honourable and right honourable members attended.

"Subsequently, in the evening, we had the launch by the National Council of Hindu Temples of a report into Hindu minority rights in Bangladesh and Pakistan.

"Tapan Ghosh was invited by the National Council of Hindu Temples to attend that meeting and present evidence of physical attacks, rapes and false marriages and false conversions that have taken place in west Bengal and other places.

"I have made clear, and the National Council of Hindu Temples has made clear, that it was only in that capacity as presenting that evidence that that individual was invited to this House.

"He made no abhorrent remarks at the meeting, and I am quite clear that both myself and the National Council of Hindu Temples do not agree with his views that have previously stated, do not accept them, we do not endorse them in any shape or form.

"But I do think it's right that this House has the opportunity and members have the opportunity to hear evidence from people of what is happening in other countries."

Responding to Ms Shah's point of order, Mr Hoyle said it was open to MPs to see who they wished.

"We do not control the views of those who visit here. All honourable members will invariably hold meetings with individuals whose views they do not share," he said.

"That said, I would want to place firmly on the record the abhorrence which I know is shared by all colleagues of all racism, bigotry - such views have no place here."

A Home Office spokesman, in a statement outside the Commons, said: "The Home Secretary fundamentally disagrees with Mr Ghosh's views on Islam.

"The Home Secretary accepted an invitation from the Hindu Forum of Britain to attend an event in Parliament last week to celebrate Diwali.

"She did not speak to Mr Ghosh and was not present when he spoke."