New Zealand’s Labour president, Nigel Haworth, has resigned following sexual assault allegations against a party staffer.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologised to the alleged victim and said the party was never equipped to appropriately deal with the issue.
“Raising an allegation of sexual assault is an incredibly difficult thing to do; for additional distress to be caused through the way those allegations are handled is incredibly upsetting,” Ms Ardern said.
The alleged victim says she reported the assault to senior members of the Labour Party in 2018, including Haworth, but no action was taken.