Labour MP Gaurav Sharma has been suspended from caucus effective immediately, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. It was the "most appropriate" response to "repeated breaches of trust" committed by the MP, Ardern said after a special party caucus meeting today. Sharma, who did not attend today's caucus meeting, was phoned, texted and emailed with invitations to join but did not, Ardern said. Labour MP Dr Gaurav Sharma. Someone sent a screenshot of the planning of today's caucus meeting, which also had evidence of the late-night secret meeting, to Sharma, Ardern said.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2022 05:10 UTC