Mark Mitchell and Steven Joyce not ruling out leadership race1 NEWS The backbencher MP said he hasn’t made a final decision on announcing his candidacy for National leader. ANALYSIS: The race for National Party leader is heating up with Mark Mitchell expected to make an announcement on Monday and Steven Joyce still not ruling himself out of contention. STUFF Mark Mitchell is announcing whether he'll join the race to be National's next leader on Monday. NATIONAL MPS SOAKING UP THE ATTENTIONSUPPLIED Mark Mitchell is a former Defence Minister, ex-police officer and hostage negotiator. It's understood Mitchell has clocked up some admiration from National MPs for having the courage to put himself in contention.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2018 02:50 UTC