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A late night voting error during a fourth evening of urgency last week forced the government to end urgency sooner than expected.
Most Friday evenings at Parliament, not many people are around - maybe the cleaners, maybe a few staffers getting ahead for next week, and most MPs have headed back to their electorates. If anyone is still around, they're probably having a drink at Parliament's Pint of Order bar.
But the last Friday night of Parliament's penultimate sitting block for the year was different (Parliament typically doesn't sit on a Friday). The House was in the midst of its fourth evening of urgency, which was accorded on Tuesday evening by Deputy Leader of the House Louise Upston.
Urgency gives the government the ability to progress bills throu
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