If ever John Key was in a position to help his political "bestie" this is it. The paper had successfully backed either the incumbent prime minister or the aspirant since 1971. David Cameron is stepping down as prime minister of Britain in three month's time. To do this Key should immediately seek for New Zealand to negotiate a free trade deal with Britain. A week ago, Key revealed that he was an ardent student of the Financial Times poll of polls.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 24, 2016 08:26 UTC