New Zealand MP evicted from parliament after passionate Gaza speech
Watch: Fiery Gaza speech that got NZ MP thrown out of parliament
- Chlöe Swarbrick, the co-leader of New Zealand’s Green Party, was evicted from parliament on Tuesday.
- Her removal occurred after she delivered a passionate speech on Gaza during a debate concerning New Zealand's recognition of a Palestinian state.
- Ms Swarbrick criticised her country as an "outlier" and a "laggard", advocating for a bill to "sanction Israel for its war crimes".
- She was ordered to leave parliament after refusing to apologise for her remarks, which Speaker Gerry Brownlee deemed "unacceptable".
- Watch the video in full above.