The race to be Labour’s President

Stuff reports:

The Labour Party presidency is officially a three horse race.

Labour’s Māori senior vice president Tane Phillips, Habitat for Humanity chief executive Claire Szabó and West Coast-Tasman electorate committee nominee, Lorna Crane, are vying for the party’s top job. It will be decided at its annual conference in Whanganui, early next month.

Phillips and Szabó are understood to be the front runners.

Crane has no chance.

Szabo has actually managed to build more houses than Phil Twyford, so that should count as a plus.

If Labour want a President who can fundraise, Szabo seems the logical choice. Phillips is a longtime Labour activist but I can’t imagine a union leader doing very well in convincing businesses to donate to Labour.

Szabo also has a solid background as a manager, having been chief executive of two organisations. So she seems by far the best choice for Labour.