Nats in limbo till Tuesday after Collins dumped

Deputy and acting National party leader Shane Reti addresses media this afternoon. (Image: BusinessDesk)

Thu, 25 Nov 2021

The National party will choose a leader at a caucus meeting next Tuesday, leaving the party rudderless following a vote of no confidence in former leader Judith Collins early this afternoon.The acting leader, Shane Reti, addressed the media after the three-and-a-half hour marathon meeting at which Collins was effectively sacked by her colleagues for demoting former leader Simon Bridges from his shadow portfolios and sending him to the back benches.Her justification was learning of an incident some five years ago in which Bridges is said to have...

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