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David Seymour's not apologising

16:28 pm on 23 May 2018

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Act leader David Seymour has been accused of prejudice after warning residents in Epsom about future neighbours with "mental health issues".

He has refused to apologise, saying he was "telling it like it is," but the Mental Health Foundation says his comments reinforce negative stereotypes about people living with mental illness.

The panelists give their view.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly