9 Feb 2018

National united at caucus retreat in Tauranga

From Morning Report, 8:40 am on 9 February 2018

The National Party is holding a two-day caucus retreat in Tauranga this week as it's MPs dissect the aftermath of last year's election. Following earlier speculation of a leadership coup, the party's MPs have this week appeared well disciplined and are so far remaining loyal to their leader, Bill English. However, questions still remain about how secure Paula Bennett's role is as the party's deputy leader. Former National Party press secretary and now public relations consultant with Exceltium Ben Thomas joins Guyon Espiner with his analysis.