Labour leader Andrew Little said the Prime Minister should sack Transport Minister and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges over claims Mr Bridges broke ministerial rules in developing the Northland byelection bridges pledge.
![Andrew Little has said if the Prime Minister has any standards at all, he has to take action against Simon Bridges.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MIA6GI5J6OVAIMSZSMMC4WZNTE.jpg?auth=21910b6b90d67aaf9f1b98771efc9b3033b26bef3ac5fda33af2757a7e1abae8&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Mr Little made the call yesterday, saying Mr Bridges sought advice from the NZ Transport Agency prior to announcing plans to upgrade 10 one-lane bridges in Northland during the byelection campaign.
A rule in the Cabinet Manual states that requests from officials during election campaigns must only be for the purposes of their portfolio areas "and not for party political purposes".
Mr Little said the guideline existed so the incumbent party did not have an undue advantage over political rivals.