Growing list
Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 9:51 AM | Permalink
The NZ Herald has a "growing list" of ministers who have resigned, stood down or been sacked.
Interestingly only Lianne Dalziel has been caught red-handed by events directly relating to her ministerial portfolio, others caught out in their portfolio - David Benson-Pope lying to Parliament and Taito Philip Field undertaking immigration favours - have been protected by Helen Clark.
Parker appears to have taken the fall for his "mistake" of "ticking the wrong box" on his company returns because the real story of how he screwed over one his clients in a business deal would be far more damaging.
Update 11am: Parker has now resigned all his portfolios. Why the 18 hour delay? Why did Clark not insist on this yesterday?
Interestingly only Lianne Dalziel has been caught red-handed by events directly relating to her ministerial portfolio, others caught out in their portfolio - David Benson-Pope lying to Parliament and Taito Philip Field undertaking immigration favours - have been protected by Helen Clark.
Parker appears to have taken the fall for his "mistake" of "ticking the wrong box" on his company returns because the real story of how he screwed over one his clients in a business deal would be far more damaging.
Update 11am: Parker has now resigned all his portfolios. Why the 18 hour delay? Why did Clark not insist on this yesterday?
