Green MP Tamatha Paul calls English a ‘bastard’ language in Parliament
A Green Party MP used colourful language to describe English during a Parliamentary debate about official languages.
A Green MP criticised English during Parliamentary debate, using the term 'bastard' to describe the language. The comments came as NZ First has campaigned for English to become one of the country's official languages.
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Green MP Tamatha Paul calls English a ‘bastard’ language during Parliamentary debate
NZ First campaigned for English to become one of the country's official languages.