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Tamatha Paul used her speech on the Treaty of Waitangi (Standardisation) Amendment Bill, to repeatedly call Don Brash a crusty old fart, resulting in the Speaker terminating the rest of her speech. Then she filmed herself in her office, laughing and saying it again. Nothing on the bill - just doubling down on the personal insult. This is the standard of behaviour from the number four ranked candidate of Labour’s coalition partner.

An update on my evening defending single-sex exemptions for Violence Against Women and Girls services in Haringey. Here is the Green Party Cabinet Member Cllr Tehseen Khan thanking demonstrators who had been screaming abuse and came to intimidate women attending a democratic council meeting. The Nolan Principles require those in public office to demonstrate leadership, treat others with respect and challenge poor behaviour. So I have a simple question: how does publicly thanking those demonstrators meet the standards of leadership expected of a Cabinet Member? Whatever your views on this issue, women participating peacefully in local democracy should not be subjected to intimidation — and those holding public office should not appear to endorse it.