"I could work with various coalition partners if that was the privilege National had. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves," he said when asked if he was the party's heir apparent.īridges said he was trying to be upfront about his aspirations.
"I do think I have a sense of what New Zealand needs at this time," Bridges added.Īsked if Collins should stand at the next election, Bridges said: "I made it clear this morning that I didn't have confidence with Judith Collins".īridges said he was "euphemistically, very unhappy" with Collins' press statement last night. He said compared to the Bridges of a few years ago, he was today "an older, possibly wiser guy". "We haven't done a good enough job," Bridges said of the party's approach to major issues such as inflation. Recent polling for the National Party was poor and the buck stopped with the leader. Bridges: 'We haven't done a good enough job'īridges confirmed he would consider over the next few days whether to seek to reclaim the leadership. The deputy leader role will remain vacant for now.
In the meantime current deputy Shane Reti is interim leader. It is understood Mark Mitchell and Christopher Luxon are the candidates to replace her, with a caucus vote on Tuesday to decide the winner. National MPs will elect a new leader on Tuesday after a bruising caucus session dumped Judith Collins on what has been described as "not our best day" for the party.įormer leader Simon Bridges has revealed he is considering seeking a return to the role - saying National under Collins "haven't done a good enough job".Ĭollins was removed in a vote of no confidence today - punished by her colleagues just 12 hours after a hamfisted attempt to discipline Bridges.
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