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"The tone of the debate did not reflect well on Parliament as a whole." Your playlist will load after this ad The House Speaker accused a man of sexual assault, after previously apologising to the same person for falsely accusing him of rape. Source: 1 NEWS Ardern spoke to Mallard this morning. "He retains my overall confidence, however I have expressed serious concerns to him about the manner in which he conducted himself in the House last night. It did not meet the standards I expect. Your playlist will load after this ad ...
The Prime Minister wants a cross-party working group to look at how issues like sexual assault are dealt with The Prime Minister wants a cross-party working group to look at how issues like sexual assault are dealt with 5 May 2021 Under Parliamentary Privilege Speaker Trevor Mallard said a worker - whom he has previously apologised for wrongly accusing him of rape - did commit sexual assault. Jacinda Ardern says the debate's tone didn't reflect well on Parliament as a whole and was poorly managed and politicised. She says any claims of sexual assault should be investigated with a victim-c...
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Parliament sex-assault claims: Jacinda Ardern ticks off Speaker Trevor Mallard over debate comments 5 May, 2021 02:06 AM 3 minutes to read 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 has given House Speaker Trevor Mallard a very public dressing down, saying his conduct...