6 days ago
New Zealand Greens co-leader barred from parliament for a week after Gaza speech
The New Zealand Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick was ejected from parliament's debating chamber and told to remain on leave for the rest of the week during a debate about the war in Gaza. Swarbrick challenged coalition MPs to back her member's bill allowing New Zealand to apply sanctions on Israel and said: 'If we find six of 68 government MPs with a spine, we can stand on the right side of history.' She was ordered to leave the chamber until the end of the week after refusing to apologise for the remark.
