Thursday, October 27, 2005

Labour ructions

New Zealand's best business weekly has some interesting political items this week, with trouble brewing in the Labour camp.

Colleagues of "Paintstripper" Pettis, who lost her Whanganui seat to National's Chester Borrows, say she erupted last week when Prime Minister Helen Clark failed to meet her Cabinet aspirations.

"The word went round the caucus like a cyclone when Jill spat the dummy," one Labour MP told The Independent.

Tim Barnett has already moved his stuff into her office.

And Chris Trotter has Winston looking less like a kingmaker and more like a hunted man.

Meanwhile, Russell Brown covers Don Brash's understanding, or lack of understanding, of Wayne Mapp's new job as "political correctness eradicator".

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