25 Jul 2023

Allan saga puts Labour on back foot - Commentator

From Morning Report, 6:09 am on 25 July 2023

A political commentator says Labour looks like it's on death row, twelve weeks out from the election.

Kiri Allan has resigned from her ministerial portfolios after crashing her car on Sunday night and being charged with reckless driving.

After taking leave due to mental health challenges, Kiri Allan indicated to the Prime Minister that she was fit to return to work and Chris Hipkins says he had every reason to believe she was.

Massey University associate professor in politics Grant Duncan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.