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Inside Parliament: Strike Force Raptor, Ihumātao protestors at Fletchers meeting

November 29, 2019

The 1 NEWS political reporters give a behind the scenes rundown of the biggest stories from Parliament this week.

In this week's edition of Inside Parliament, the 1 NEWS political team looks at the National Party's law and order proposals including setting up a special police unit similar to New South Wales' Strike Force Raptor, to go after gangs.

The team also looks at Ihumātao protestors at Fletchers annual shareholders' meeting.

Also on the agenda: the Government giving the go ahead for prisoner voting, and more changes to workers' rights.

Political reporters Maiki Sherman, Benedict Collins and Katie Bradford discuss the behind-the-scenes twists and turns of the political stories they have covered this week.

Watch in the video above or listen to Inside Parliament on Soundcloud , iT unes and Spotify .

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