Labour Blocks Peters Tabling Documents
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 4:22 pm
Press Release: New Zealand First Party
Labour Blocks Peters Tabling Russell Mcveagh Documents
The
Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today
said that Labour showed their true colours this afternoon in
Parliament by blocking the tabling of papers from the law
firm Russell McVeagh that should be a matter of public
record.
“Yet again it was Trevor Mallard doing the dirty
work of denying the public facts they have a right to know.
So much for the Prime Minister’s claims of more transparency
and accountability under her Government.
“So much for this
Labour Government protesting that they are a different group
of politicians than those Labour MPs who tried to shut down
the Winebox by opposing the tabling of documents.
“Mr
Mallard’s actions in the House today exposed the Labour
Party for what they are – in cahoots with a certain business
elite who had so much undue influence when last time they
were in government,” said Mr
Peters.
ENDS
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