21 Mar 2019

MP calls out colleagues for fanning flames of prejudice

From Morning Report, 6:47 am on 21 March 2019

Threats of rape, beheading and being shot at are are part of life for MPs who are female and brown. Now, Parliament is standing as one calling out the hatred out for what it is, with speeches honouring the Muslim victims of the Christchurch shootings. But one politician has used the opportunity to call out other members of the house, who she says have fanned the flames of prejudice.