Hot mic moment: Jacinda Ardern calls minor opposition party leader an ‘arrogant prick'

During question time the leader of the libertarian Act party, David Seymour, asked New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern if she could 'give an example of her making a mistake, apologising for it properly, and fixing it'.
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After ending her reply, Ardern sat down next to her deputy, Grant Robertson, and quietly said 'he's such an arrogant prick'. The remark was picked up and broadcast on parliament television.  Ardern later apologised for making the comment.

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