He will make a brilliant National leader and Prime Minister.- Simon Bridges November 30, 2021 I am withdrawing from the leadership contest and will be backing Chris. This morning I met with Chris Luxon and had a great discussion. He will make a brilliant National leader and Prime Minister," he said. "This morning I met with Chris Luxon and had a great discussion. Luxon's main rival, former leader Simon Bridges, tweeted his support for Luxon with just over an hour remaining before this afternoon's caucus meeting where the party voted on the new leader. The pair will address a news briefing this afternoon. "We are the new National Party that New Zealand needs." He also promised that the party would be unified under their leadership. Luxon said he and Willis would be working hard to earn back New Zealanders' trust and confidence "and deliver for them". "I have built a career out of reversing the fortunes of under-performing companies and I'll bring that real-world experience to this role." He said he had entered politics because he is a problem solver who "gets things done". "She will do an incredible job and we will be a formidable team." Luxon also said that he was pleased Willis had been chosen as his deputy.
"It is a tremendous privilege to lead our great party, and I thank my colleagues for the confidence they have placed in me," Luxon said in a statement shortly after the vote. Deputy Shane Reti became interim leader and the vote for leader was set down for today. Shellshocked, MPs went into a hastily called caucus the next morning and cast a vote of no confidence in her. It followed Judith Collins' tumultuous exit as leader last week, after she summarily demoted Bridges last week.
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