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Barry Soper: ZB senior political correspondent on National MP Simon O'Connor denying 'mother and father' comment homophobic (1)
Manage episode 364779244 series 2098282
National's Simon O'Connor is denying his comment about the responsibility of the 'mother and father' was intended to exclude same-sex couples.
The MP said his comment was aimed at fathers who didn't contribute child support and called any criticism a “very strange interpretation”.
Leader Chris Luxon has also stepped in to explain away O'Connor's stance.
ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper says that O'Connor is an ultra-conservative politician and same-sex parents didn't figure into his vocabulary.
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Manage episode 364779244 series 2098282
National's Simon O'Connor is denying his comment about the responsibility of the 'mother and father' was intended to exclude same-sex couples.
The MP said his comment was aimed at fathers who didn't contribute child support and called any criticism a “very strange interpretation”.
Leader Chris Luxon has also stepped in to explain away O'Connor's stance.
ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper says that O'Connor is an ultra-conservative politician and same-sex parents didn't figure into his vocabulary.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5929 episodes
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