Outrageous; embarrassment : Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern trade letters over Trevor Mallard saga
12 May, 2021 05:48 AM
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PM Jacinda Ardern said what happened in the debating chamber Monday night was totally inappropriate . Video / Derek Cheng
PM Jacinda Ardern said what happened in the debating chamber Monday night was totally inappropriate . Video / Derek Cheng
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and National leader Judith Collins have been swapping strongly worded letters regarding the totally inappropriate saga in the House earlier this month.
Collins is still calling for Speaker Trevor Mallard s head, saying Ardern should tell him to leave the role for the sake of upholding the integrity of Parliament .
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