Video / NZ HeraldThe Labour Party has confirmed it recommended Hamilton West MP Gaurav Sharma be expelled from the party. The party said Sharma "appears to conflate being potentially expelled from the Labour Party with being waka-jumped from the Parliament". The Labour Party also said Sharma released the details of the investigation after ignoring a confidentiality requirement, which they called "disappointing". Photo by Mark Mitchell: Labour MP Gaurav Sharma has been expelled from the Labour Party and want to trigger a by-election. He regularly utilised social media to air his grievances against various individuals and entities, including former Labour Party whips Kieran McAnulty and current whip Duncan Webb, Parliamentary Service, his former staffers and other Labour Party members.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 18, 2022 11:00 UTC