The suspension doesn’t just mean the MPs can’t go to parliament, it also suspends their pay.
That recommendation will go to the House and be voted on by all MPs.
These comments from committee chair Judith Collins suggest the vote won’t be unanimous:
Collins said the committee had been “collegial” through the six-month-long process and only butted heads in the end when it came to handing down the penalties.
“Even [the Green Party and the Labour Party] are differing from each other.
“It’s a very severe penalty compared to what has been awarded in the past, it’s not only a suspension from the House, it’s a suspension of salary.
“But then, we haven’t seen that level of behaviour before.” . . .
It won’t be a surprise if the Māori Party doesn’t support the recommendation, nor if Green MPs think it is too harsh, but what will Labour do?
It is very unlikely to be able to govern without TPM’s support but the prospect of TPM in government will turn a lot of voters off.
Labour has to weigh up supporting the recommendation and standing up for good behaviour in parliament with the risk of hurting the party it will need as a coalition partner.
Ele Ludemann is a North Otago farmer and journalist, who blogs HERE - where this article was sourced.
1 comment:
Ele, this is not a positive thing, unless you are a maori party supporter. The committee is spineless, only 3 weeks? What a joke. Try doing that at any work place and you get fired.
These racist unethical disrespectful maori lunatics are not worthy of setting foot in that forum.
However, well done , a slap on the wrist.
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