Chris Hipkins has given a seething speech in the House, slamming the Government's unwinding Labour's smokefree laws.

The legislation had restricted retailers who can sell cigarettes, and banned people born after 2008 from buying them.

A Bill scrapping the moves is now in its first reading.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says he's never seen behaviour like that from an MP.

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Chris Hipkins has given a seething speech in the House, slamming the Government's unwinding Labour's smokefree laws.
The legislation had restricted retailers who can sell cigarettes, and banned people born after 2008 from buying them.
A Bill scrapping the moves is now in its first reading.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says he's never seen behaviour like that from an MP.
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