New Zealand’s opposition National party MP Sam Uffindell, who has denied fresh allegations of bullying behaviour from a former flatmate.New Zealand’s opposition National party MP Sam Uffindell, who has denied fresh allegations of bullying behaviour from a former flatmate.New Zealand’s opposition party has stood down MP Sam Uffindell and launched an investigation after, following fresh allegations of bullying behaviour during his university years, which he denies.
National party leader Chris Luxon said in a statement: “This evening my office became aware of very concerning accusations made to RNZ about behaviour shown by Mr Uffindell toward a female flatmate in 2003 while at university. Uffindell denied the allegations, saying in a statement that “flatmates fell out” and the incident “simply did not happen”. “When I was a student at Otago I enjoyed a student lifestyle, which included drinking and, at times, smoking marijuana. While in second year a number of flatmates fell out – and two of the flatmates left midway through the year,” he said.
He informed party bosses of the 1999 incident in the lead-up to the preselection but it was not made public.
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