13 Aug 2022

Labour refuses to comment on bullying claim

4:20 pm on 13 August 2022

Labour is refusing to comment on a former staff member's claim that she was bullied by an MP.

The former staff member says she had to be the sober driver for MP Anna Lorck outside of work hours. Photo:

Stuff is reporting that the senior employee, who worked for Tukituki MP Anna Lorck, was forced to move furniture around a room for her.

Labour MP Anna Lorck Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

She also had to be the sober driver for the MP, taking her home after work hours, she said.

It comes after another Labour MP, Gaurav Sharma, wrote a long Facebook post, reinforcing his claims he was bullied by Parliamentary Service and the Chief Whip's office.

However, former staff reportedly claim his office had a culture of bullying.