Barry Soper: Political Editor says Gaurav Sharma will need pretty good material to make an impact from now on

Gaurav Sharma may fade into oblivion. He's now an independent in Parliament, after being expelled from the Labour caucus yesterday for his allegations over the past two weeks. The Hamilton West MP accused his colleagues of being bullies and the Prime Minster of a cover up, which Jacinda Ardern and other MPs have rejected. Political Editor Barry Soper told Mike Hosking Sharma will need some pretty good material to make any impact from now on. He says independents sit in the farthest reaches of the House and find it hard to get speaking time, let alone ask questions. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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