Photo: Phil SmithSpeaker of the House Gerry Brownlee intends to discuss a Green MP's Parliamentary f-bomb when he next meets with a committee of MPs from all parties. The online transcription archive - which goes back to 2008 - records only two previous mentions of the f-word, both times by former Green MP Sue Bradford who was quoting another person. In response to questions from RNZ, Brownlee said he had not received any formal complaints, but the matter would be discussed by the Business Committee during its next meeting. Speaking on Thursday, Green co-leader Marama Davidson came to the defence of her MP and said many politicians were guilty of swearing in the debating chamber. ACT leader David Seymour told RNZ the Green caucus seemed to have decided that the normal rules and conventions need not apply to them.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2024 10:11 UTC