Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Luxon trusts Seymour & Trump
In summary today: PM Christopher Luxon is increasingly at odds with leaders in other countries in saying he trusts Donald Trump and the United States as reliable partners, despite this week’s tariffs and alliance swaps that have shocked and alarmed both New Zealand’s allies and global financial markets.
Meanwhile, Luxon is also being criticised as being out of touch with his support of David Seymour’s school lunch programme, which potential Luxon replacement and Education Minister Erica Stanford wants Seymour to ‘please explain.’
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