MP Jami-Lee Ross has released a recording of a phone conversation between himself and National Party leader Simon Bridges discussing a $100,000 donation from Chinese businessman Zhang Yikun. OPINION: The secret recording of Simon Bridges chatting about donations with with his former MP Jami-Lee Ross is awful. ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Simon Bridges says leaked tape exonerates him and discredits Jami-Lee Ross. KEVIN STENT/STUFF Jami-Lee Ross speaks to media after giving police his evidence against Simon Bridges. These are the sorts of discussions any party leader might have behind closed doors with only the closest members of their inner circle.

Source: Stuff October 17, 2018 07:03 UTC