OPINIONNational MP David MacLeod has become the latest MP to be hoist by his own paperwork, after the spectacular dismount last year of former Labour MP Michael Wood for the debacle around his shares. MacLeod’s stuff-up was his failure to disclose about $180,000 in 19 donations he got towards his campaign for the New Plymouth seat. Now MacLeod suffers the consequences of this inattention, having been stripped by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of his select committee roles as chair of the Environment Select Committee and a member on the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee. Doing a good job on a select committee is one of the few ways to catch your leader’s eye and prove you’re up to the job of a minister. Being stripped of select committee roles is something an MP can bounce back from.

Source: Stuff May 21, 2024 14:34 UTC