18 Aug 2020

Covid-19: Judith Collins excited to head back to Parliament after election delay

From Morning Report, 6:08 am on 18 August 2020

Less than two weeks after giving their parting shots in the adjournment debate, MPs will be back in Parliament today after the Prime Minister yesterday announced the election was to be delayed until 17 October.

With the election delayed the 52nd Parliament is returning for an extra three sitting weeks.

National Party leader Judith Collins told RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher she plans to grill the government on how Covid-19 was able to get back into the community, and scrutinise the its response to the outbreak.