How many times can a National MP say ‘socialism’ in one short parliamentary speech? (WATCH)

The Spinoff | Staff writers

David Bennett, National MP for Hamilton East, stood yesterday in the House of Representatives and intoned: ‘This country has embarked on a socialist experiment in the last few weeks’, and then basically just said socialism a lot.

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