![]() ![]() “We believe we’ve handled this matter appropriately and in accordance with the normal processes when staffing issues are raised.” “As previously stated there have been ongoing issues between Gaurav and some of his staff that his Facebook post provides further confirmation of,” the spokesperson said. He more or less told me ‘you need to get hard and handle this’,” the staffer claimed.Ī Labour spokesperson reiterated that the party disputed Sharma’s allegations. “I’ve never cried at work before but this guy had me in tears – he couldn’t process my emotion and didn’t want to deal with it. “The reason the op-ed came out yesterday was because the meeting was called by the Labour Whips yesterday at a time and place of their choosing and in that meeting they continued to laugh on my face saying in front of my lawyer ‘how will you even sue us, you have no legal rights’ while repeatedly refusing to investigate anything I have said or investigate me for any issue,” alleged Sharma.Įarlier today, a former staff member of Sharma told the NZ Herald that the MP was “controlling” and left her in tears and questioning self harm. Sharma denied coming forward with his own bullying allegations at the same time the National Party was facing its own crisis related to MP Sam Uffindell. “The kick in the guts however is that despite raising concerns about Kieran McAnulty, not only by me but as I understand by other members of the caucus too (which I had clearly said to the PMO) he was promoted to being a Minister of the Crown. ![]() “My bully still walks the halls of power with his head held up high, while a ‘messenger from Caucus’ advised me yesterday after my op-ed in Herald that I should take the basement exit and try to avoid Parliament,” Sharma wrote. McAnulty was also responsible for bullying other caucus members, claimed Sharma. “I thought to myself about how despite listening to and assisting many of my constituents with bullying and harassment issues, I had to put a bold face up as I struggled everyday with the thought of contemplating suicide.” Sharma said that he slowly fell into a cycle of stress and depression. Instead of protecting my identity and looking into this matter, Parliamentary Services forwarded my concerns to the Labour Party Whips and alerted them of what I had said.” ![]() As someone who took an oath to uphold and protect the interests of this country I raised my concerns with the Relationship Manager at Parliamentary Services. “In August 2021 I found that a Member of Parliament of the Labour Party and a Parliamentary staff member (also a Labour Member) were misusing taxpayer’s money. The post also alleged misuse of taxpayer money by an unnamed Labour MP. But what was most sickening was that when I came out I saw photos of him drinking and celebrating the America’s Cup final while I sat in his office like a school kid at the headmaster’s office.” I spent close to 2 hours sitting with Kieran McAnulty’s staff in his office being told how terrible a manager I was, with no right of reply. Sharma wrote: “One of the most clearest examples was on the night of the America’s Cup final race where asked me to come to his room for a meeting on a very short notice, but when I got there I was advised that he had to be in an important meeting so couldn’t make it. The Facebook post, published earlier this afternoon, singled out Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty as “the main bully” and alleged he was responsible for “gaslighting me, shouting at me, degrading me in front of caucus members”. It follows an opinion piece penned by Sharma that was published in the NZ Herald yesterday afternoon, in which the Hamilton West MP raised concerns of bullying, including by the Parliamentary Services, but did not name anyone specifically responsible. My oil market commentary has a partial supply-side bias based on a belief that the risk premium is often given gratuitous, somewhat convenient, prominence by cheeky souls who handle quite a few paper barrels but have probably never been to a tanker terminal or the receiving end of a pipeline.Backbench Labour MP Gaurav Sharma has taken to Facebook with a number of serious allegations of bullying within his own caucus and parliament – and named the individual he claims was responsible. I am a lively commentator on 'crude' matters for publications and broadcasting outlets including CNBC Europe, BBC Radio, Asian and Middle Eastern networks, via my own website, Forbes and various other publications. Over the years, I have provided wide-ranging energy and oil & gas sector commentary, including pricing, supply scenarios, OPEC, E&P infrastructure, corporations' financials and exploration data. I have worked on all major media platforms – print, newswire, web and broadcast. I am a UK-based energy analyst and business news editor/writer with over 20 years of experience in the financial and trade press. ![]()
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