Podcasts Other The Mike Hosking Breakfast Pollies: MPs Megan Woods and Mark Mitchell on Woodhouse, fibs in the house, Labour's campaign and David Seymour

Pollies: MPs Megan Woods and Mark Mitchell on Woodhouse, fibs in the house, Labour's campaign and David Seymour

Published: Aug. 22, 2023, 9:18 p.m.

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A Labour Minister is coming to the defence of the Prime Minister, on unemployment stats.

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Chris Hipkins told the House yesterday the country had record-level unemployment, despite unemployment being higher than the previous quarter.

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Labour\'s Megan Woods told Mike Hosking the PM was making a point about how more people have jobs.

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She says unemployment is low.

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Woods also suggested National were more in the wrong, and that deputy Nicola Willis should carry a cleaning kit with her to sweep up Luxon\'s mistakes.

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National\'s Mark Mitchell says the PM was incorrect and was not giving the right information.

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