Trying to stop a defection is not ministerial business
Remember the dramatic defection of Labour MP Meka Whaitiri to TPM on 3 May 2023. Shortly after the defection it emerged that, at the request of the Labour caucus, longtime friend and colleague Kiri Allan had taken an estimated 10-hour return car trip to get to the bottom of the… pic.twitter.com/SybygEw9GA
It’s only $300 but it’s still wrong to claim accomodation in Havelock North when the purpose of the trip was purely about trying to convince a Labour MP not to defect.