Mr Cooke, who was not at the meeting on Monday, denied the claim and said he had been "harangued" by his peers.

BBC: Church in Kirby Cane, Norfolk

She has been harangued by world leaders, attacked in print and lampooned on magazine covers for saying "nein" to the pooling of euro-zone debt while focusing instead on long-term reforms.

WSJ: France Is Biggest Obstacle to Solution

The Wednesday bench were also incensed by the decision and referee Trevor Kettle and his assistants were harangued by the Owls backroom staff as they made their way from the field at the break.

BBC: Sport - Football - Nottm Forest 2-1 Sheff Wed

John Wilkinson, chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors' Association, told BBC News Online that the reason cinema operators were lobbying councils was so they were not harangued by angry parents of children who wanted to see it.

BBC: Parents warned of Spider-Man violence

It was far from the humiliation that the Toffees suffered on their previous visit to Lisbon - the 5-0 drubbing at Benfica earlier in the competition - but that will be of no consolation to David Moyes, who cut a frustrated figure as he harangued officials during the final minutes of the tie.

BBC: Sporting L 3-0 Everton (agg 4-2)

Yates has complained to colleagues that he was harangued and shouted down by MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee last week and that no-one is focussing on the facts - in particular, that his decision not to re-open the phone hacking investigation was backed by the Crown Prosecution Service and leading counsel.

BBC: Phone hacking scandal: Who is next in line?