Bully!

Act leader David Seymour has pointed to the response to his comments on free speech as evidence governments cannot be trusted to enforce hate speech laws. “Speaker Trevor Mallard is the latest to denounce my views and try to shut down any criticism of those who would take away our right to freedom of expression,” he said. “We find ourselves in an astonishing situation: an MP can vigorously campaign to take away our right to freedom of expression, but, if another MP criticises them, Parliament’s Speaker says they are a bully.”