The wheels are already falling off the Labour/Green civil union.
The sensible wing of the Labour has voiced their opinion with Damien O’Connor saying he can’t endorse the deal.
Labour’s West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O’Connor won’t say whether he supports the new agreement between Labour and the Greens.
The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday. They’ve agreed to work together to change the Government, to co-operate in Parliament and to investigate a joint policy and/or campaign.
Mr O’Connor would not answer “yes” or “no” today when asked – seven times – whether he supported the memorandum.
Instead he described the deal to oust the Government as “absolutely essential” and the memorandum as a “positive step” and a “good thing”.
It would “clarify uncertainties around how the parties work together”, he said.
“But my objective as always is to maximise the vote for Labour and ensure we’re the dominant party in a coalition government that will oust National.”
Mr O’Connor acknowledged many West Coasters were wary of the Greens because of the party’s opposition to mining.
“Understandably West Coasters fear for their jobs and the future of our region because of that. The harsh reality we’re facing now is that mining has indeed slumped and we are relying on other industries.”
The Greens have nobbled industry on the West Coast for years. He is right to reject them.
There are plenty of Labour MPs deeply concerned about this deal, and they are squawking. From what I have heard not many of them were briefed and it appears that Andrew Little and Matt McCarten have acted unilaterally as the hard left pushes to Andrew Little to head further left.
This deal is a dud deal and sensible Labour MPs know it.
– NZ Herald
As much at home writing editorials as being the subject of them, Cam has won awards, including the Canon Media Award for his work on the Len Brown/Bevan Chuang story. When he’s not creating the news, he tends to be in it, with protagonists using the courts, media and social media to deliver financial as well as death threats.
They say that news is something that someone, somewhere, wants kept quiet. Cam Slater doesn’t do quiet and, as a result, he is a polarising, controversial but highly effective journalist who takes no prisoners.
He is fearless in his pursuit of a story.
Love him or loathe him, you can’t ignore him.
