Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister resigns from portfolios
Just four months after his first incident, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly has resigned from his portfolios, following an exchange with a staffer in his ministerial office last week. During the exchange, Mr Bayly say put his hand on the staffer's arm and was "overbearing." It follows another incident in October, when Mr Bayly - the National MP for Port Waikato - was removed as minister for small business after he repeatedly called a worker a loser while visiting a warehouse on a ministerial visit. The Prime Minister is being criticised by the Opposition for not acting sooner, and letting Mr Bayly resign instead of being sacked. Political reporter Lillian Hanly has more.