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'Time to move on': Former National Cabinet Minister weighs in on leadership vote

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Publish Date
Wed, 22 Apr 2026, 6:17am
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Photo / Mark Mitchell

'Time to move on': Former National Cabinet Minister weighs in on leadership vote

Author
Newstalk ZB ,
Publish Date
Wed, 22 Apr 2026, 6:17am

A former National cabinet minister says the party needs to move on from internal wrangling to the more pressing issues at hand.

Christopher Luxon passed a vote of confidence at yesterday's caucus meeting.

MPs aren't revealing details of the vote, including how many of them supported Luxon.

Former minister Chris Finlayson told Ryan Bridge the path forward for National is simple.

He says they need to deliver a good Budget, pass RMA reforms, sign the India free trade agreement, and start speaking highly of each other and campaigning in a unified way.

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