M&F on Negotiations

Molesworth & Featherston is predicting that Clark is going to stitch up a deal with both United Future and NZ First so she can govern without even having to rely on the Greens.

We expect a Government to be formed over the weekend, and certainly not later than Tuesday, which will see Mr Peters and Mr Dunne in ministerial roles, the Greens as close to no confidence as they can get without breaking their commitment not to bring down a Labour-led Government and a tax-cutting policy plan in place that will humiliate Michael Cullen to the point where you wonder why he would bother to stick around.

Having seen the boos and hisses that United Future and NZ First get from Labour activists at public meetings, it will be fascinating to see how the party reacts of this prediction is accurate.