New Zealand Labour MP suspended for breaching ‘sense of trust’, says Ardern

Suspension of Gaurav Sharma for party rule breaches comes after he made allegations of bullying within the party

New Zealand's Labour party has suspended MP Gaurav Sharma over what the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said were repeated breaches" of caucus rules in the past week.

Ardern had called an emergency caucus meeting on Tuesday afternoon, where it was unanimously agreed to suspend Sharma, who has recently made widespread allegations that he and others had experienced bullying within the party.