Kate Hawkesby: I reckon Luxon is a good operator behind the scenes

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 17, 2023 · 3m

So another poll out last night showing a right block government —just— and slipping support for Labour.

What's interesting though, is it's the second poll in a row to show Christopher Luxon edging up in the preferred PM stakes... so, is he turning a corner in terms of likeability? Because he's seemingly been a hard sell. Though people are sick of the direction the country’s going in, they’ve been unconvinced he’s the saviour.

And let’s be honest, personality politics dictates that we have to love or hate the person who fronts the party. It’s not the reality of course. The Party is a whole…