A war of words has broken out following Wednesday's abandonment of the Finance and Select Committee. National's MPs on the select committee maintain the meeting was killed because only "four out of seven" Government MPs showed up on time. "They are not treating the select committee process with respect, they don't do their paperwork or reading before they get to the select committee and National is saying it's not good enough." "The Finance and Expenditure Committee is without a doubt the most important select committee in Parliament. The National members are doing their homework and we are fed up with watching the Government members treat this committee with complete disrespect.

Source: Stuff February 12, 2019 23:36 UTC