It was said to be the most tense caucus meeting of Collins' reign. The MPs had disagreed with National's decision to bloc vote against a ban on conversion therapy, which happened the week prior. At National's annual party conference, immediately following the vote on conversion therapy, liberal MPs donned rainbow ribbons in support of the LGBT community. Division exhibited on conversion therapy was seen to have distracted from the conference, where she had sought to reassure members that the caucus was united and disciplined. Instead of the caucus' single weekly Tuesday meeting, caucus is now meeting most working days.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 25, 2021 17:03 UTC