24-08-2023, 03:29 PM
Tim Van de Molen has been stood down after finding he threatened a Labour MP. Not a good look so close to an election.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/496...portfolios
"National MP Tim van de Molen has been stood down from his portfolios for contempt of Parliament, after threatening behaviour towards Labour's Shanan Halbert. National leader Christopher Luxon stood the MP down after Parliament's Privileges Committee found him in contempt and recommended he be censured. The committee found van de Molen had threatened Halbert and impeded his ability to perform his duties.
Van de Molen was referred to the committee early this month after Labour's Rachel Boyack claimed he had threatened or intimidated Halbert during a Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee session in June. He was accused of standing over Halbert, which prompting other MPs to surround the Labour MP, who is chair of the Transport committee."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/496...portfolios
"National MP Tim van de Molen has been stood down from his portfolios for contempt of Parliament, after threatening behaviour towards Labour's Shanan Halbert. National leader Christopher Luxon stood the MP down after Parliament's Privileges Committee found him in contempt and recommended he be censured. The committee found van de Molen had threatened Halbert and impeded his ability to perform his duties.
Van de Molen was referred to the committee early this month after Labour's Rachel Boyack claimed he had threatened or intimidated Halbert during a Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee session in June. He was accused of standing over Halbert, which prompting other MPs to surround the Labour MP, who is chair of the Transport committee."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)