The great Bridges resignation – a political dream dies

The great Bridges resignation – a political dream dies
No one wants to work anymore, including Simon Bridges? (Image: Getty)
Pattrick Smellie
A reporter at Simon Bridges’s press conference, announcing his unexpected retirement from politics, asked if it was “sour grapes” because he’d lost in his bid to lead the National party a second time to Christopher Luxon.It was the wrong question, but it was on the right track.This is not sour grapes.It is a mature career choice in the circumstances.Bridges made no secret of the fact that he felt cheated of the leadership when he lost it to Todd Muller in 2020. Muller then wilted within weeks and handed the then rather g...

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