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#Sheepgate Petition Delivered at Parliament
#Sheepgate Petition Handed delivered at
Parliament
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by Francis Cook
The National Director of ActionStation, Marrianne Elliott, was today joined by three people dressed as sheep to hand over a petition calling for inquiry into the Saudi sheep farm deals between Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Mr. Hamood Al-Ali Al-Khalaf.
Green co-leader James Shaw greeted them and took the petition, signed by over 10,000 people, promising it would be taken to the Auditor General. Asked about the Prime Minister’s blaming of the former Labour Government, Shaw said it was time for National to prove it. “If you’ve proof, pony up and show it,” he said.
Labour MP David Parker today requested the redacted documents, in which the National Government claims the proof lies, be tabled. National objected. Speaker David Carter said the only recourse to get the documents released was further questions in the house.
Photos below. More from our Storify coverage here.
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Braving the cold and getting into
their sheep onesies
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Getting into character
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The sheep hold the petition, complain
of cold hooves.
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National Director of ActionStation,
Marianne Elliott, hands the petition over to Green co-leader
James Shaw
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Francis Cook
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Francis studied History, gaining a first class honours in 2014. He is interested in politics, music and popular culture. His thesis looked at nuclear themes in Japanese film history.
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