Winston - "Ugly, wrong, desperate"

[Kenj]

The reaction from other parties to Winston's comments  about Maori.

The pariah no one wants to work with - but may yet need to.



https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...ton-peters

"All the other party leaders said he was wrong, but NZ First leader Winston Peters isnÔÇÖt out in the cold quite yet.

After┬áhe told a public meeting in Nelson that he doesnÔÇÖt think M─üori are actually indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand, Peters faced swift and often brutal rebukes from other political players.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who has already said heÔÇÖd rather lose his job than work with Peters, called PetersÔÇÖ comments ÔÇ£divisiveÔÇØ. He said it was proof Peters was ÔÇ£a force for chaosÔÇØ and couldnÔÇÖt be in government.

ACT leader David Seymour┬ácalled it ÔÇ£uglyÔÇØ politics.

"They're desperate. The truth is most polls still have them under 5%, his political career is over and he's got nothing to show for 45 years of this,ÔÇØ Seymour said.

And National leader Christopher Luxon said Peters was clearly ÔÇ£wrongÔÇØ, but he┬áonce again refused[b]┬á[/b]to give an opinion on governing beside Peters.

Asked what line Peters would need to cross, before Luxon rules out working with him, the National leader refused to say."

Aaah, when Winnie retires, all the fun will go out of politics!