We have been the most trusted party on these issues before, and we can get back there."īridges also had to contend with his son being hospitalised after a playground accident at school. "National is at its best when it is doing a strong job in these areas. I'm in the space of letting bygones be bygones, and thinking about the future."īridges said he was excited about his own move to the finance portfolio, and hoped to rebuild National's credibility in those areas. "That's possibly the benefit of fresh eyes. Asked if he believed Collins should stay, Bridges said "that's absolutely the leader's prerogative."
Luxon has said he will give Collins a good role in his line-up. I think it's going to work really well."īridges had a lot less to say about Judith Collins, whose attempt to demote Bridges resulted in caucus passing a no-confidence motion in her last Thursday. I like that in our leadership team, there is that blend of his outside experience and leadership and organisational skills, but also someone like me with Parliamentary and ministerial experience, and also maybe some street smarts. "It means you see things with fresh eyes. He said there was an advantage in Luxon coming into politics without any political baggage. "So that made it a little less difficult and I could see actually we have the ability to get ourselves back to where we have been in the past, which is unified and focused." I think he's a guy that commands that, actually. "I'd be lying if I said there wasn't a wee bit of dejection there for a while, but what made the medicine go down better is that I have a lot of respect and time for Chris Luxon. On Friday, Luxon announced Bridges would get the sought-after finance and infrastructure portfolios and the 3rd ranking in his shadow Cabinet.īridges said it was a week of "ups and downs." National Party MP Simon Bridges admits to a "bit of dejection" after giving up on his leadership hopes on Tuesday, but said he had bounced back and was looking forward to working under leader Chris Luxon as finance spokesman.īridges has given his first interviews since he withdrew from National's leadership contest, leaving it to Chris Luxon to take uncontested.
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