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Penk Challenges Leadership, Loses Ministerial Roles | Auckland News
Chris Penk, a National Party MP, launched a leadership challenge that fell short—falling just short of the votes needed to unseat Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. As a result, Penk has been stripped of his ministerial roles but will remain in Parliament representing Kaipara ki Mahurangi until November’s by-election, where he won’t be running. Luxon called the move unsurprising and standard for leadership bids, though he expressed disappointment for Penk. Rumors swirled about Erica Stanford’s possible involvement after her staff appeared at a post-vote press conference, but Stanford clarified…
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