5 May 2022

Trevor Mallard takes a hammering over trespass orders

From Morning Report, 7:20 am on 5 May 2022

Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard has taken a hammering over his trespass order debacle which ended yesterday afternoon with an embarrassing backdown.

Having issued the two year bans to Winston Peters and four other former MPs for visiting the anti-vax occupation he was forced to hastily withdraw the notices after a barrage of criticism.

Mallard has repeatedly refused to be interviewed. Deputy Polical Editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Susie Ferguson.