20 Mar 2023

Political commentators Lamia Imam & Ben Thomas

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 20 March 2023
Stewart Nash and Chris Hipkins.

Photo: RNZ

Political commentators Lamia Imam and Ben Thomas join Kathryn to talk about how the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins handled Stuart Nash's resignation last week from his Police portfolio - should he have gone further?

They'll also talk about the PM's policy bonfire, the latest political polls and the decision by former National leader Todd Muller to step down ahead of the election.

Lamia Imam worked for two years for the Labour Party in the Leader of the Opposition's office under Phil Goff and David Shearer. She also worked for the Ministry of Justice, before gaining a Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. She currently works for a large technology company in Wellington.

Ben Thomas is a former National government press secretary, a columnist and a director of public affairs firm Capital.