Jacinda Ardern’s iron grip on New Zealand’s Labour party is slipping … and that means trouble
The prime minister imposed peace on a party once riven by public bickering, but a rogue MP has threatened all of that
Just hours after electing Jacinda Ardern leader in 2017, an extremely bruised Labour caucus stood onstage trying to assure media the party was united enough to govern.
The party had cycled through four leaders since Helen Clark had last led them to government in 2008. It was riven with factionalism, leaks, and the detritus of huge egos stabbing each other in the back. It had now elected a fifth opposition leader, just six weeks out from the election.
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