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Willie Jackson throws tantrum in parliament

ejected after calling Seymour a liar

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Apr 10, 2025
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In another embarrassing tantrum in recent political history, Labour’s Willie Jackson set a new low bar for parliamentary behaviour. He erupted into a red-faced tirade so unhinged it ended with him being booted from the House like a heckler at an open mic night.

Apparently deciding that calm debate was far too boring, Jackson, co-chair of the Labour Māor…

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