8 Jul 2021

National gives Labour's Louisa Wall speaking slot to address mental health in Parliament

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 8 July 2021

In a highly unusual move, National has given a Labour MP one of its speaking slots in Parliament.

During a debate on the Zero Suicide report, National's Matt Doocey told the House Labour's MP Louisa Wall was blocked from speaking by her own party.

Here's our political editor, Jane Patterson.