Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed as “ridiculous” Chris Hipkins’ claim that he once compared National’s backbench MPs unfavourably with Air New Zealand middle managers.
Hipkins told Parliament he had heard about the alleged remark from an Auckland businessperson several years ago, while acknowledging he had no evidence beyond that person’s account.
According to a report in state media, Luxon denied making the comment and accused the Labour leader of manufacturing a distraction from Labour’s tax policies. The exchange continued during Question Time, where Hipkins pressed Luxon over the recent unsuccessful leadership challenge involving Chris Penk and asked whether other ministers had wanted him to resign.
Luxon maintained that Penk had acted alone and rejected Winston Peters’ criticism of National MPs as inexperienced and self-absorbed, joking that Peters may have confused his “Chrises”.
I do not even know how Hipkins can show his face after holding back the dangers of a second shot for 12-18 year olds. What a disgusting nobody.
They are both UNIPARTY ***KERS
TWO SLIPPERY SQUIRMING HUMAN MAGGOTS. And the dimwitted hordes of baaaa-ing sh*t-for-brains sheep voters in november will shuffle together in a pitiful crawling pissing flock to actually tick boxes for both these slimeball f*ckers…
The abysmal state of politics in NZ
No wonder the place is so farouked
LOCK CHIPKINS UP. He’s a liar. He hid information that led to people not having INFORMED CONSENT about the health which is now RUINED and worse still some people are DEAD because they didn’t get the information.
😡😡😡
Petty recriminations wont fix NZ. Would never vote National or Labour.
The fake democracy uni-party can’t even come up with an interesting controversy.
Pretty pathetic. But then I guess it’s the best Luxon and Hipkins can do.
Will Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum be the victor at the next (s)election?
Will it make any difference?
Party politics is the problem – not the solution.
How could any sane people vote for these two drop kicksNZ wake up or go down big time.