Muller’s ‘compassionate conservative’ pitch puts economy at fore

Muller’s ‘compassionate conservative’ pitch puts economy at fore
Paul McBeth
National Party leader Todd Muller painted himself in the David Cameron-mould of a compassionate conservative as he put the economy at the forefront of his election campaign.While thousands of urbanites marched in Black Lives Matter rallies in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin, Muller was fleshing out his personal history at the rugby clubrooms of his hometown, Te Puna in the Bay of Plenty, in his pitch to win the general election on Sept. 19.“I have put myself forward as a candidate for Prime Minister at a time when our country faces its g...

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