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In the email, Lee says that ignoring her completely was “an incredibly poor form and shows a surprisingly bad example of poor culture.”
Collins sighed when asked if the policy had been made in the hull and said it had been planned for weeks, even though Lee knew nothing about it.
“Actually, Jenna, she has been preparing for a couple of weeks,” she said.
Collins spoke about the policy during an interview with Newstalk ZB on Monday morning, citing it as the reason Lee was unaware.
“Because I was doing the radio show,” he told Newshub.
This is the first overt display of caucus dissent we’ve seen from National in the campaign and it’s a blast – critiquing Collins’ decision-making and the culture he’s created.
Lee is not the only MP upset about this – another MP contacted Newshub saying it is consistent behavior by Collins that she is “making up politics” and “creating division.”
Collins sent out a press release at 7.38 a.m., outlining a deadline for the review, saying it would be released within the first 100 days of a national government and reporting in September 2021.
“This is a firm deadline, not a poignant aspiration, as has been the practice under Labor.”
Later, he told the media that the review was justified, although he did not elaborate.
“Because anyone paying fees at Auckland City Council right now is wondering what we’re getting for our money.”
“I think Auckland Transport in particular has been an absolute disaster, particularly in recent years.”
Collins already had a reputation to restore after large loopholes were found in National’s alternative budget, and his potential supporting partners ACT have added to that burden.
ACT leader David Seymour jumped down a similar hole to National’s, using outdated figures from the COVID-19 recovery fund in his budget, leaving him $ 8.7 billion less.
Seymour doesn’t see it that way.
“There is no fiscal hole in our budget, it’s just that the government is spending money so fast that we can’t keep it up,” he told Newshub.
NZ First frontman Winston Peters said the “clangers” are “being eliminated every day.”
It comes as National launched its housing plans, which include an ambition to introduce emergency legislation that would force city councils to free up enough land for 30 years of new housing.
“We can’t afford to spend another three years waiting for something to happen,” Collins said.
It’s not just councils in the firing line, it’s state housing tenants too.
