Gaurav Sharma has officially been expelled from Labour's caucus. It was a move widely predicted and followed Sharma's repeated leaking of private conversations with fellow MPs and unverified allegations of bullying within Labour. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern had repeatedly rejected the claims of bullying. Sharma was suspended from Labour one week ago and provided a potential pathway to reentering the caucus. That was predicated on him staying quiet and following a mediation process, but Sharma quickly returned to the media with further allegations and a secret recording of another Labour MP.

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