Naming liars
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 6:02 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party

Labour deputy leader Michael
Cullen said he stood by everything he said in Parliament
this afternoon.
"At some point it becomes utterly
unacceptable to withdraw for pointing out the truth about
National Party lies," Dr Cullen said.
"Max Bradford stated
in Parliament that in today's Evening Post, 'Helen Clark
promised that a Labour-Alliance government will base their
industrial policies around union domination of New Zealand
workplaces'.
"No such statement occurs anywhere in the
Evening Post. Helen Clark never said any such thing. Nor
is it Labour policy.
"It is intolerable that lies of this
sort can be stated in the House. It is an absurdity that
the person who pointed that out is the one who is expected
to apologise.
"I accept the Speaker had no option to do
what he did. Sadly, National Party lies left me with no
choice
either."
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