WELLINGTON: New Zealand parliamentarian Chloe Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament on Tuesday during a heated debate over the government’s response to Palestine. An urgent debate was called after the center-right government said on Monday it was weighing up its position on whether to recognize a Palestinian state. Close ally Australia on Monday joined Canada, the UK and France in announcing it would recognize a Palestinian state at a UN conference in September.

WELLINGTON: New Zealand parliamentarian Chloe Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament on Tuesday during a heated debate over the government’s response to Palestine. An urgent…

A New Zealand MP delivered a passionate speech on Gaza before she was evicted from parliament. Chloe Swarbrick, who is co-leader of the Green Party, was ordered to leave…

Green party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick accused government MPs of lacking a ‘spine’ during a debate on whether to recognise a Palestinian state