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Christopher Luxon: National leader says Stuart Nash breached trust time and time again

Christopher Luxon says Stuart Nash had to go.

The Napier MP has announced he's leaving politics at this year's election after being booted from Cabinet last week.

National's leader says Nash breached trust time and time again.

But Luxon told Kate Hawkesby he could've left earlier, and not caused a by-election, since a new candidate's campaign kicks off months before the voting starts.

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