Is Parliament just the fiefdom of Trevor Mallard and his colleagues? Speaker Mallard has the absolute right to decide who can and can’t visit Parliamentary grounds. However, in arbitrarily trespassing selected political figures, he brings both himself and the institution of Parliament into yet more disrepute. But there has been no attempt for Speaker Mallard to explain why Peters is being legally banned from the place. As with all of Mallard’s other missteps over managing the protest, this one also seems destined to backfire.

Source: Stuff May 04, 2022 04:31 UTC