Naughten says expulsion an attempt to ‘muzzle’ him

Independent TD Denis Naughten says his expulsion from the Oireachtas committee on health and children is an effort by the Government to “muzzle” him.

The Roscommon politician had pressed for a vote during the report stage of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy in the Dáil.

“I stood up for the rights of women last week and because of that I am being expelled from this committee,” he said.