Claims that the national flag referendum is dividing the National caucus are "nonsense", Prime Minister John Key says.
An email from National MP Maggie Barry, which has been leaked to media, showed that MPs attended a meeting hosted by pro-change campaigner Lewis Holden this week.
Newshub reported it was a "crisis meeting" and that only half of National's caucus attended.
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Mr Key said this afternoon that his caucus was free to vote for whichever flag it liked.