9 Aug 2021

National Party conference exposes further divisions

From Morning Report, 6:47 am on 9 August 2021

The National Party's annual conference has exposed further division within the party.

Senior Party member and former speaker Sir David Carter figure quit the board on the spot after he failed in his bid to replace Peter Goodfellow as Party President.

Sir David says it'd be hypocritical to stick around when he had "zero confidence" in the chair.

Peter Goodfellow and leader Judith Collins both fronted the annual conference over the weekend, telling members a win in 2023 is possible.

But Sir David told our political editor Jane Patterson that won't happen while Goodfellow is at the helm.