Kate Hawkesby: Labour is still the same, even with Chris Hipkins in charge

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jan 30, 2023 · 2m

So that feels like a really long holiday, did I miss anything?

Jacinda Ardern quitting seems like a long time ago now given all the news we've had since. But I can tell you my first thought was not – oh dear, misogyny forced her out. The true reason of course was the polls, the research, the divisiveness, the polarisation, the fact Labour was on a hiding to nothing with her at the helm.

Epic failures to deliver on so much, the arrogance that had crept in, the fact she clearly couldn’t stand the reality of not being popular anymore. Those jumping to assert that it was misogyny only discredit…