2020 Budget: Winston Peters Gets Nervous About Simon Bridges’ Haircut Prick

In political terms it was a “sharp reprimand”. In the language of the young it was a “sick burn.”

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters was nervous with National Leader Simon Bridges in the House today, saying he needed to use the first day of Level 2 to “cut his hair and get a real job.”

Peters responded to Bridges’ comments about the possibility of the government raising taxes, saying that National in 2009 had not promised new taxes and then raised the GST.

He often clashed during his speech with national parliamentarians and Law leader David Seymour, who laughed when Peters accidentally said “1909” instead of “2009”.

Fighting with some youthful detractors, Peters responded with “Snapchat that sunshine” before throwing an impression of Robert Muldoon and screaming “I’ll be around long after you’re gone, son.”

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He mentioned the $ 3b allocated to infrastructure, adding that the Government promised little and over-delivered it.

He said the “new normal” in a Covid world was to focus on New Zealand and “own as much as we can” rather than sell to foreign investors.

Peters also used his speech to suggest a Covid commemorative medal for community services, for doctors, nurses, or community leaders who have “helped keep our five million team safe.”

Earlier this week, Winston Peters told The Hits hosts Jono and Ben that his hair had been groomed with scissors at home during the lockdown.

“I cut my hair with the kitchen scissors,” Peters admitted.

“I’ve been saving a lot of money. This is my second haircut since closing.”

He also shared some tips on wearing ties: The secret to keeping people’s attention on what you’re saying is to wear your slightly crooked tie.

Why? Because when people find something about your appearance that is slightly imperfect, they stop focusing on how you look.

“You organize the imperfection yourself,” Peters explained.