Peters Challenges Clark And Wilson To Front Up To Tauranga
Electorate Over Election Promise
Speaking from his
Tauranga Electorate, the Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of
New Zealand First and Member of Parliament for Tauranga,
today challenged Prime Minister Helen Clark and Margaret
Wilson to use the Prime Minister’s visit to Tauranga today
as an opportunity to explain to the Tauranga people why
Labour is stalling on one of its key election promises.
“That is – their promise to introduce urgent anti party
hopping legislation. Both Helen Clark and Margaret Wilson
repeated this promise in campaign speech after campaign
speech – and make no mistake it won them significant votes
at the expense of their opponents – especially here in
Tauranga,” said Mr Peters.
Mr Peters said that if the
Labour led government, and its Prime Minister, were really
going to pride themselves on setting new standards of
accountability in New Zealand Politics the people of
Tauranga – and New Zealand – have a right to question why
Labour is stalling from keeping this important
commitment.
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