A BOLTON Euro MP has criticised a UN human rights panel for demanding a ban on all smacking of children in the UK.

UKIP’s Louise Bours, an MEP for the North West said the law of “reasonable chastisement” should be changed.

She said: "How dare they try to interfere in our lives in this way?

"Parents should have the right to discipline their children for the youngsters' own sake, including a light smack if appropriate, but obviously not beating them, which is and must remain an offence.

"But frankly it's rather rich coming from a panel which has representatives from countries with shocking human rights issues, such as Algeria and Uganda, that still need to do more to tackle female genital mutilation in their countries.

"This panel has also condemned plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights when in fact this would strengthen human rights and stop the appalling abuses of the current system.”