5 May 2021

'Serious concerns' about Mallard's conduct in House - Ardern

From Checkpoint, 5:18 pm on 5 May 2021

Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard has been delivered a ticking off by the Prime Minister for his conduct last night - but he holds onto his job.

Mallard faced off with the Opposition in a spectacular showdown in the debating chamber regarding his defamation case.

Labour says it was inappropriate on all sides - just not so inappropriate its MPs will drop their support for the Speaker.

Here's RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.