Kate Hawkesby: Did Labour fumble their duty of care towards Kiri Allan?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 24, 2023 · 3m

The end of Kiri Allan’s political career throws up a couple of key questions.

One, does it also spell the end of the government as in, the final straw? They look too unstable as a party, they are losing too many ministers, they have no one else to take on serious portfolios and the management of our country now looks like a school project.

And two, was enough duty of care employed by the Labour leadership to look out for her?

Labour is desperately trying to paint itself as not responsible for any of this. They did their best, they offered her help, counselling, mentorship, they say.

Hipkins…