17 Apr 2022

MP's exit excites media keen on conflict

From Mediawatch, 9:07 am on 17 April 2022

Louisa Wall left Parliament this week after condemning the colleagues who manoeuvred her out as a candidate - and telling the media the PM didn't want her as a minister or an MP. Several pundits and political reporters insisted this was a sign of wider rancour in the ranks of the government and intolerance of dissent. But that wasn't where the real public interest lay.

Louisa Wall

Louisa Wall Photo: Supplied / TVNZ