24 Aug 2023

ACT embroiled in social media controversy

From Morning Report, 7:17 am on 24 August 2023

The ACT Party is embroiled in more controversy after several list candidates have resigned after making inflammatory online social media posts.

Leader David Seymour last week joked about blowing up the Ministry of Pacific Peoples - comments he refuses to apologise for and defended in the House for the second day running.

He's now also had to front on how his party vets candidates, having selected a few who've expressed some extreme anti-vax views.

Giles Dexter reports.