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A bitter stand off has erupted between the ACT Party and the Speaker of the House.\xa0

The party is slamming Gerry Brownlee for allowing opposition MPs to propose removing ACT MP Laura Trask as Chair during select committee hearings on changes to Oranga Tamariki.\xa0

MPs reportedly suggested the more experienced Carmel Sepuloni should step in as chair, saying that a M\u0101ori or Pasifika chair would be better due to the number of M\u0101ori and Pasifika submitters.\xa0

ACT MP Karen Chhour broke down in front of cameras yesterday, saying that she\u2019s been the target of personal attacks relating to her race.\xa0\xa0

Seymour told Mike Hosking ACT is becoming increasingly frustrated.\xa0

He said that if people want to argue the policy, he\u2019s and Chhour are all for it, but the personalised attacks about her race, background, and upbringing are just unacceptable.\xa0

Seymour said that they rely on the Speaker to uphold the rules and uphold the standards, and they just don\u2019t feel they\u2019re getting a response when they raise issues.\xa0

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