Michael Woodhouse: National MP as pressure mounts on Govt to scrap a provision entrenching parts of Three Waters

Pressure is mounting on the Government to fully scrap a provision entrenching parts of its Three Waters legislation. Constitutional experts say the provision, requiring 60-percent of MPs to change part of the law, would pave the way for governments to entrench other laws. Cabinet has agreed to refer the matter back to Parliament's cross-party Business Committee. But National's Michael Woodhouse told Mike Hosking that doesn't actually fix the situation. “It can’t be fixed by the Business Committee, Labour have to agree to a motion to have that Bill sent back to that part of the Bill process, take those clauses out.” The Government was advised a year ago not to entrench the policy. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.