Slater quits National Party

Cameron Slater. Photo / Sarah Ivey

WhaleOil blogger Cameron Slater has quit the National Party after his campaign to remove incumbent party president Peter Goodfellow failed.

Mr Slater wrote yesterday, after the party's annual conference concluded, that he was no longer affiliated to the National Party.

"After a day of insults, threats, opprobrium and malice, and after a vote which saw dullness, mediocrity and sloth rewarded, the National Party can no longer enjoy my full support," Mr Slater said. "Make no mistake, I no longer belong to any party. I will never again be banned for speaking the truth. I will stand up for honesty and truth in politics and I will tell the story, not some spin-muppet."

Mr Goodfellow was voted back on to the party's board of directors and confirmed as party president yesterday.