Anderton faces lonely times while Clarkson waits

Jim Anderton

Jim Anderton is looking lonely this term.

His Progressive Party's polling is so low he is on the verge of losing his only colleague, hard-working Matt Robson.

Jim Anderton says Mr Robson has made a very good contribution to parliament.

He says it was also Matt Robson's private members' bill that achieved four weeks' paid annual leave.

Meanwhile, National's Bob Clarkson is still waiting for a call from Winston Peters.

He snatched the Tauranga seat from the New Zealand First leader, who had held it for the past 21 years.

Mr Clarkson says he has been described as a rough diamond, but that means there is a shiny diamond inside.

Bob Clarkson says that means he will have to start thinking before he talks, something he says he does not normally do because he does not lie.

- NEWSTALK ZB