Jacinda Ardern has formally apologised for calling ACT leader David Seymour an "arrogant prick".
A microphone picked up the Prime Minister making the comment about Seymour to her deputy Grant Robertson after a fiery debate in Parliament yesterday.
She later issued an apology and Seymour said he wasn't bothered by it, but in Parliament today, Ardern took the opportunity to offer a formal apology for her words.
"I'm aware that comments I made in the House yesterday in regards to the leader of the ACT party were recorded on Hansard Mr Speaker," she said.
"On that basis, I wish to formally in this House withdraw and apologise for those comments, which I won't repeat."
In her closing remarks to the House for 2022, where it's customary to thank the staff around Parliament, Ardern said, laughing: "We thank... the Hansard team who record the things we mean to say and the things we don’t."
Jacinda Ardern called the ACT leader an "arrogant prick" (Source: 1News)
National's Christopher Luxon said today Seymour was "very dedicated" and a "very good neighbour" when they lived near each other.
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