Sir John Key says the National Party needs to "look in the mirror" instead of blaming the media or anyone else for its woeful election result. His comments follow Peter Goodfellow's speech at National's AGM yesterday, when the party president railed against what he saw as "clickbait" and biased media. Last night, the party board voted for Goodfellow, the party's longest-serving president, to continue in the role. This morning, Key told Newstalk ZB it was up to the party's leadership team to critique Goodfellow's speech, if they wished. "I don't think it would have mattered too much who became leader of the National Party 16 weeks out from the election.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 21, 2020 22:30 UTC