Labour offers Greens two ministers, no parliamentary handcuffs

Labour offers Greens two ministers, no parliamentary handcuffs
Pattrick Smellie
Labour is offering the Green Party just two ministerial posts in the new government and a deal that does not force the Greens to support Labour policies in Parliament.The proposal was released while the Green Party was undertaking a nationwide conference call to decide on whether to support it, underlining the fact that Labour does not need the Greens to pass legislation but wants a working relationship with its partner in the last government.“This is the offer,” said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, making clear that there was no fur...

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