Watch: 'No' - Jacinda Ardern says change in wording on Labour's website doesn't mean she's 'ceding power'

September 17, 2018

Text on the site used to read "Labour led Government" and now reads "Coalition Government".

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told media a change of text on the Labour Party's website doesn't mean she will be "ceding power" anytime soon.

A reporter asked Ms Ardern if she has asked her ministers to stop using the term Labour led Government at her post-Cabinet address today.

"I don't believe I've ever used that phrase and I expect them to refer to us as a coalition Government that's the truth of our arrangement," Ms Ardern said.

Another reporter then pointed out Labour's official website used to have the phrase "to get the latest from the Labour led Government click here" on it's homepage and that has now been changed to read "to get the latest from the Coalition Government, click here."

"I can't say I have noticed it or that it's ever been raised with me.

"If you're questioning whether or not because there was a change on the website if I'm ceding power the answer is no," the Prime Minister answered.

Yesterday, Ms Ardern announced 12 priorities as part of a 30-year plan that will be a focus of the Government's ongoing work.

Today, National Party leader Simon Bridges said the announcement was devoid of substance.

"They’ve had a shambolic few weeks, so they wanted to all come together and show unity, have a sort of pep rally, Kumbaya session, the problem I think was ultimately there was nothing there," he told TVNZ1's Breakfast.

"There was nothing in it basically, that I or any MP in Parliament couldn’t go along with, it was so high level."
 

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