‘She said yes’: With no French getaway on the cards, Victorian MP Nathan Lambert proposes in parliament

Applause erupted from both sides of the chamber after Labor MP’s romantic gesture in his first speech

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Amid a busy parliamentary schedule, new Victorian Labor MP Nathan Lambert could not see any romantic “French holidays” on the horizon to pop the question to his partner.

Instead he seized his first speaking moment in the Victorian parliament to propose to Noah Erlich, sparking scenes of joy.

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