Latest / Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
Steve Watt: Police Association President on a senior police officer's Labour candidacy
Concerns over a senior police officer's Labour candidacy are being downplayed, with assurances police remain politically neutral.
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says he only learned of Rakesh Naidoo's candidacy on Sunday afternoon, and his position is now untenable.
Labour claims Naidoo took all the appropriate steps.
Police Association President Steve Watt told Francesca Rudkin his ranking on Labour's list shouldn't change how people react.
He says it's important neutrality is maintained, no matter where an officer sits on the list.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.