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Labour MP Dr Gaurav Sharma has reiterated his claims of bullying within Parliament, now claiming he complained to the Prime Minister's chief of staff in December last year. In a social media post this afternoon, uploaded while Jacinda Ardern was speaking to media in Wellington, the Hamilton West MP purported to provide screenshots of messages from other MPs who he claims had also been bullied. Sharma also alleged some MPs had asked him how to fake a Covid test to avoid coming to Parliament due to workplace bullying. Ardern, during today's post-Cabinet press conference, said she had not seen any evidence that would substantiate Sharma's bullying claims against Labour's former chief whip and MP Kieran McAnulty. "I can see that there has been a disagreement but I haven't seen evidence that suggests or substantiates those allegations," Ardern said. Sharma first alleged "rampant" bullying within Parliament, including between MPs, in a Herald opinion piece published late last week. Ardern told RNZ this morning Shar