Press Association
Scotland Yard officers were today investigating claims by a gay group that they were not served by a pub in a row over their sexuality.
The Greencoat Boy pub in Westminster, central London, is at the centre of a storm of outrage after news of a confrontation was posted online.
Members of the Labour Party's Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered Rights group said around 50 members were denied drinks.
Punch Taverns, which runs the pub, has suspended a manager and apologised while an internal investigation takes place.
Police were called to the pub in Greencoat Place, a short distance from Parliament, on Saturday night after members turned up after their annual general meeting.
James Asser, of the group, claimed the manager said he would not have accepted the booking if he knew the group were gay.
He said: "The fact that our members were on the receiving end of homophobia is just wrong. We were surprised by the shocking action of the Greencoat Boy public house management.
"Turning people away for being gay is outrageous - he should have been defending his customers from homophobia".
