Luxon survives confidence vote, but questions remain

About this episode

The episode discusses Christopher Luxon's survival of a confidence vote and the implications for his leadership and the upcoming election.

The Prime Minister has initiated and survived a motion of confidence as National Party leader.  After about a three-hour caucus meeting, Christopher Luxon read a short statement out to media before leaving without taking questions.  This all comes after weeks of speculation about whether his performance during the Iran fuel crisis mixed with poor polling would be enough to get him kicked out of the Beehive.  So, does Luxon actually have the full support of his caucus? Will this all quieten leadership rumours? And what will it mean for the election?   NZ Herald chief political reporter Jamie Ensor was in amongst the action all day today – he joins us now on The Front Page. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea Daniels Editor/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Jane Yee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Chelsea Daniels

Guest: Jamie Ensor

Topics covered

• politics
• confidence vote
• leadership
• election
• National Party
• New Zealand

Keywords

• Luxon
• confidence vote
• National Party
• political crisis
• New Zealand politics
• election implications

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NZ Herald, National Party, NZME

Places: Beehive

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