https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/todd-barclay-case-lawyers-paid-taxpayer-cash

They wouldn't have needed legal advice for the employment dispute -
that would be covered by Parliamentary Services - so this money must
have been used to try and hide criminal offending by Barclay. That is
not appropriate spending of taxpayer money - National should pay it
back and apologise.

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