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Andrew Little Takes John Key to Task over #ponytailgate
Question Time: Andrew Little Takes John Key to
Task over
#ponytailgate
Anticipating the inevitable, the Prime Minister was ready for Andrew Little’s questions over the ponytail incident with Amanda Bailey.
Little held nothing back, asking, “does he accept that through his embarrassing and weird behaviour he has now made the office of the Prime Minister of New Zealand an international laughing stock?”
Key answered with a terse “no,” but said he accepts he must take responsibility for his actions.
Little went on to criticise the Prime Minister for Simon Bridge’s actions in advice seeking from the NZTA and his refusal to stand down a cabinet minister with potential conflict of interest.
He said Key had lost his “moral authority” over his ministers and “that’s why Judith Collins is sharpening her knives.”
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Francis studied History, gaining a first class honours in 2014. He is interested in politics, music and popular culture. His thesis looked at nuclear themes in Japanese film history.
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