24 Aug 2022

MP Gaurav Sharma - expelled not excluded

From First Up, 5:52 am on 24 August 2022

Hamilton West MP Gaurav Sharma was expelled from the Labour caucus yesterday, having spent the past fortnight making allegations of bullying and gaslighting by party whips, fellow MPs and staff from the Prime Minister's office. Sixty Labour MPs yesterday voted to expel Dr Sharma from the party, while one opposed and another abstained from voting. Our reporter Tom Taylor visited Hamilton West in the wake of the decision to find out what's next for the electorate and its rebel MP.