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Angela Eagle, the Labour MP for Wallasey Angela Eagle, the MP for Wallasey, has been given a damehood in the New Year Honours list. Ms Eagle, who has represented the Wirral constituency for Labour since 1992, is known for her work promoting women’s and minority rights and has been made a dame for parliamentary and political service. Now a Labour MP of over 28 years service, Ms Eagle first joined the party aged 17 in 1978. She entered politics through the trade union route, working for the health workers body CoHSE (now Unison) after leaving university. Within Labour, she was elect...

Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 3:54 pm The bombshell revelation that Speaker Trevor Mallard’s defamation case could cost taxpayers even more than the $333,641.70 it has already is further evidence he must resign, National’s Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. In select committee today it was revealed there is still an active complaint against Parliamentary Service stemming from the May 2019 comments by Mr Mallard that resulted in a public apology for ‘distress and humiliation’. Mr Mallard also admitted he knew he had made a mistake within 24 hours, yet he did not put things r...

Of that, $158,000 was a payment to the former staffer to settle a legal claim, $171,000 was paid in fees to law firm Dentons Kensington Swan and $4641.70 went to Crown Law for advice to the former Deputy Speaker Anne Tolley.  "So far there has been no apology to Parliament, no statement, and no accountability. This is not good enough," National's Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bishop said on Monday.  "If Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Party, who ultimately must decide if they have confidence in the Speaker, won't hold him to account then National will." Prime Minister Jacind...

'He made a mistake': Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern continues to back Speaker Trevor Mallard 14 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Speaker Trevor Mallard continues to have the confidence of the Prime Minister. Photo / Mark Mitchell NZ Herald Speaker Trevor Mallard ensured there was a clause permitting him to be answerable to Parliament included in his settlement agreement with the man he alleged was a rapist. The clause means he can share details of the defamation case when he appears before a select committee on Wednesday and why he revealed he cost taxpayers more than $330,000 in legal cos...

PM has 'confidence' in Speaker as National vows to probe him over taxpayer-funded settlement Newshub 13/12/2020 Zane Small, Anna Bracewell-Worrall © Image - Getty; Video - Newshub Watch: The Speaker Trevor Mallard is being hauled in front of a Select Committee - Parliament's equivalent of a court. The Prime Minister has "confidence" in Speaker Trevor Mallard, but National plans to bring him before a Parliamentary committee and probe him about taxpayer money used to settle his legal dispute.   The Speaker of the House is accountable to the Governance and Administration S...