Jacinda Ardern will address the media after Labour's caucus meeting around noon. A link to the RNZ livestream here: (press conference starts at 21 mins in) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxejFpT8TD4 The livestream is over. A very impressive performance from Jacinda Ardern, smart, warm, genuine. https://twitter.com/NewshubFeatures/status/892201923452874752
Unlike lprent I am not discouraged by Little stepping down. Andrew Little, good man. He did a lot of good for the Labour Party, and would have made an excellent PM. Many thanks to him. But whatever Labour was doing wasn’t working. Little doomed himself…
I think that Andrew Little standing down was a mistake. I can't think of anyone in the Labour caucus capable of doing anything much between now and the election. That is either a panic reaction or part of a caucus whisper campaign. Labour should have…
Andrew Little has stepped down - expects Jacinda to replace him. Streaming on RNZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmyFW0zI1Vc Updates: Live: Andrew Little quits Labour leadership Live: Andrew Little quits, Jacinda Ardern up for Labour leadership
At 10:30 this morning there is a Labour caucus meeting where the subject of the leadership will be discussed. If Andrew Little decides to step down rumours suggest that a Jacinda Ardern / Kelvin Davis ticket is being considered. I personally don't have strong feelings…
Unbelievable. After ten days in the position it appears that Anthony Scaramucci has been fired from his white house job as communications director. From the Herald: US President Donald Trump has sacked his communications director Anthony Scaramucci, just 10 days into his role. The sacking…
Current polls leave National/minor and Labour/Green both short of majority. I had fond hopes that the left might get there without NZF, but we're running out of time for that. Like it or not (I don't) the chances of NZF determining the shape of the…
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