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National MPs Paul Goldsmith and Simon Bridges walked out of Parliament today after an argument with Speaker Trevor Mallard.
Goldsmith was attempting to ask a question about education to Chris Hipkins but Mallard said he should have sat down when he was called to order. I was looking the other way, how can I see? Goldsmith said. National finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith. Source: 1 NEWS As I stood up, the member looked away, Mallard said. I consider that deliberate and if he didn t hear me that s his problem.
Goldsmith asked how he was supposed to judge whether you ve stood up when you re looking the other way?
24/02/2021
Watch as National MP Paul Goldsmith storms out of Parliament. Credits: Parliament TV
National MPs Paul Goldsmith and Simon Bridges have stormed out of Parliament after a tiff with House Speaker Trevor Mallard, who said his order to sit down had been ignored.
It happened as Goldsmith, National s education spokesperson, was questioning Education Minister Chris Hipkins about the need to get student attendance rates up in schools.
But Goldsmith was stopped in his line of questioning by the Speaker, who accused the National MP of ignoring his order to sit down. The minister s not going to answer it, Mallard said. The member didn t sit down when I called him to order. The question is finished. The member may have a further supplementary.