Ryan Bridge: My thoughts on the Pay Equity Bill

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 8, 2025 · 2m · transcript

It was the last day of school in Parliament yesterday.

It happens after MPs sit through urgency, they get restless, excitable, a bit crazy.

They were shouting, interrupting, it was a bit chaotic - even Gerry Brownlee finished question time saying this has not been our finest hour.

Opposition MPs, particularly women, were up in arms and incensed over the Pay Equity bill for the second day in a row.

The question for National is whether this outrage in Parliament will translate to outrage at the ballot box.

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