About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of party politics on ministerial responsibility and the rules surrounding misleading Parliament.

This week’s political intrigue bled into Question Time and illustrated Parliament’s rules about ministerial responsibility and lying or, as Parliament terms it, 'misleading the House'. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

• politics
• Parliament
• ministerial responsibility
• misleading the House
• Question Time

Keywords

• political intrigue
• Question Time
• Parliament rules
• ministerial responsibility
• lying

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parliament, RNZ

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