Veteran National MP Nick Smith was forced to leave the House under escort late last night – the first time such an event has occurred in decades.
Smith – who had already been removed from the House during question time for arguing with the speaker – was escorted out of the debating chamber by the Serjeant-at-Arms.
He did not physically resist but, as he was removed from the House, yelled: "What sort of Nazi establishment is running the place?"
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It is understood he was the first MP the Serjeant-at-Arms has removed since Robert Muldoon, in the days after he was prime minister.