Jacinda Ardern suggests opposition leader Judith Collins is a ‘Karen’

Comments by New Zealand PM came during a parliamentary debate on the country's new hate speech laws

New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has suggested her opposition party counterpart could be called a Karen" during a fierce debate in parliament over laws governing hate speech.

Judith Collins, the leader of the opposition, has argued strongly against changes to the country's hate speech laws, saying the new rules could mean people feeling insulted being able to criminalise people who make them feel insulted." After the 15 March mosque attacks by a white supremacist, the New Zealand government has proposed introducing much harsher penalties for those who incite or normalise" discrimination or hatred.