16 Jun 2020

Labour Party unveils election list

From Morning Report, 7:25 am on 16 June 2020

The Labour Party has unveiled its full list of candidates for the election and it includes one of the key voices advising the government during the Covid-19 crisis.

Dr Ayesha Verrall - who is an infectious diseases specialist - is ranked number 18 - well above many of the party's sitting MPs.

Dr Verrall was vocal in her criticism of the government's contact tracing programme before being brought in by the Ministry of Health to review its work.

Claire Szabo is the Labour Party president.