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PM Does U-Turn on Admission

PM Does U-Turn on Admission


Prime Minister John Key is now denying he admitted to playing politics and delaying the release of official information.

In Parliament today, in response to a question from New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters as to why he had admitted using delaying tactics for political purposes, he said he had not.

However, he told Radio New Zealand: "Sometimes we wait the 20 days because, in the end, Government might take the view that's in our best interest to do that.”

Mr Key had been responding to questions over the delay in responding to Official Information Act requests on child poverty advice to the government.

Radio New Zealand waited 17 months to get the government to release Treasury and Ministry of Social Development advice on child poverty.

“Mr Key clearly is using political tactics in delaying responses to OIA requests, as he admitted. Now he has had second thoughts about his admission. It is too late. He is on record.

“He needs to take a serious look at his previous statement on openness and transparency and start to act in that manner.”

ENDS


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