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Hipkins clears the decks and crouches down low
TLDR: He’s done it. New PM Chris Hipkins has ‘cleared the decks’ of all manner of flotsam and jetsam to make the Labour Government’s ship go faster and have a clearer field of fire for targeting National when the election campaign starts in earnest shortly after the May Budget.Hipkins announced his new ministry had decided at its first substantial Cabinet meeting this afternoon to ditch all manner of loose items and policy debris that could trip up Labour in its quest to win a third term by focusing voters’ attention on the Opposition’s policies, rather than the Government’s own record.The…
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