Kate Hawkesby: Seymour for Deputy PM?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Nov 21, 2023 · 3m

I don’t begrudge David Seymour tipping his hat into the ring for Deputy PM.

Many would argue it’s a relatively inconsequential role - it doesn’t mean much. I mean most of last term we couldn’t remember who was deputy leader or deputy PM: Kelvin Davis or Carmel Sepuloni. It didn’t really matter, no one really cared.

But it does carry gravitas. There is something about the title which carries weight – and of course the obvious additional bonus of stepping into the PM’s shoes when they're out of the country. So you can’t argue it doesn’t carry some responsibility too. And Seymour’s argument is…