Trying to stop a defection is not ministerial business

Remember the dramatic defection of Labour MP Meka Whaitiri to TPM on 3 May 2023. Shortly after the defection it emerged that, at the request of the Labour caucus, longtime friend and colleague Kiri Allan had taken an estimated 10-hour return car trip to get to the bottom of the… pic.twitter.com/SybygEw9GA

— Thomas Cranmer (@CranmerWrites) May 24, 2024