Newly minted National Party foreign affairs spokesman Simon Bridges tucks into a sample during a visit to Patti’s and Cream in Mornington, Dunedin yesterday. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIENSimon Bridges looks a lot more relaxed these days. Sitting in a busy Dunedin cafe during a trip to the South yesterday, the ousted National Party leader was a far cry from the under-fire politician of recent months. That may have had something to do with the previous day’s announcement that he was taking over the sought-after foreign affairs portfolio. He acknowledged foreign affairs in the time of Covid-19 would involve less jetsetting and more diplomacy via Zoom.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 03, 2020 17:15 UTC