Sir Lindsay Hoyle had said he wanted to use the meeting to ask that 'we are all a little kinder'.
And, in an apparent comeback to Mr Dillon's"free press" comments, Sir Lindsay pointed out he had only recently rejected calls to remove the parliamentary pass from another journalist.
"I firmly believe in the duty of reporters to cover Parliament, but I would also make a plea - nothing more - for the feelings of all MPs and their families to be considered, and the impact on their safety, when articles are written. I would just ask that we are all a little kinder.
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