Just seven and a half weeks out from the 23 September general election, Andrew Little resigned as Labour leader after its lowest ever poll result of just 24 points. Ardern had confronted – and shattered – the same sort of sexist double-standard imposed on childless leaders like the former Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, and the British prime minister, Theresa May. In her extraordinary outburst, Bishop accused New Zealand Labour of collaborating in a plot to destabilise the Australian government. “It’s highly regrettable that the Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has chosen to make false claims about the New Zealand Labour party. When it comes to building trust with a New Zealand Labour government, Bishop might have to think again.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2017 01:07 UTC