The Prime Minister spoke at a presser this morning and took questions relating to the botched handling of complaints about a Labour staffer accused of sexual assault, bullying and intimidation.
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Former Prime Minister and Labour leader Helen Clark is backing Jacinda Ardern in her handling of the controversy over sexual assault allegations, saying the party has let her down.
Ardern's been under fire for how party officials and senior politicians have responded to allegations against aformer staffer, ranging from bullying to serious sexual allegations.
The staffer has quit his position in the leader's office, and maintains his innocence.
Earlier in the week the party president Nigel Haworth resigned after Ardern decided the party had bungled the investigation it carried out.
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says she knows what it's like to be let down. Photo / Dean Purcell
Clark said she could appreciate the position the Prime Minister was in.
"I'm a very strong supporter of Jacinda Ardern, I have sat in her seat, I know what it's like when people let you down, she will deal with it and move on."
