This is unacceptable behaviour from the Speaker of the House. This sheer size of this pay-out illustrates how serious the matter is, Collins said on Friday. It is the Speaker s job to set the standard of behaviour for everyone at Parliament but he has been reckless with his words, resulting in taxpayers footing a bill of more than $330,000 to clean up this mess. There has been no formal apology to Parliament for this, despite the National Party encouraging the Speaker to do so on the final sitting day this year. Because Mr Mallard has not lived up to the high standards of behaviour that he has set for Parliament, we believe he is no longer fit to hold the role of Speaker.
Barry Soper: Why House Speaker Trevor Mallard should resign
11 Dec, 2020 05:12 AM
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The Speaker Trevor Mallard during Question Time in Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell
OPINION:
Trevor Mallard should resign from the Speaker s job, I believe, before he faces a vote of no confidence when Parliament resumes sitting in February.
National s lost confidence in him and Labour, the party that preaches wellbeing and kindness, surely will have no choice but to vote against his continuing in the role.
It s been confirmed that the almost $334,000 in legal costs have been paid out by the taxpayer. Why? Well Mallard had the rules changed after he made his outrageous comment to protect him from having to pay the bill for something he should have known would go against him.
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