Labour MP Chris Carter accepts demotion
Labour's foreign affairs spokesman MP Chris Carter says he accepts leader Phil Goff's decision to demote him for the wrongful use of his ministerial credit cards while in office.
Labour's foreign affairs spokesman MP Chris Carter says he accepts leader Phil Goff's decision to demote him for the wrongful use of his ministerial credit cards while in office.
Commentators and bloggers weigh in on where the axe should fall in Labour after last week's credit card revelations.
Three Labour MPs have been demoted for misusing taxpayer-funded credit cards while they were ministers in the previous Government.
Phil Goff swiftly punished his wayward MPs and minimised the damage to his party - and to his own position as leader.
Labour leader Phil Goff is moving quickly to deal with the fallout over the spending of some of the party's former ministers.
A two-week trip to Europe by former Defence and Tourism Minister Mark Burton and his wife included a hotel bill of $15,203.46.
Misbehaving MP Shane Jones has failed not on a call of judgment but on a call of standards and ethics, writes former Labour minister John Tamihere.
Embarrassed MP Shane Jones was a potential future Labour Party leader, says former party president Mike Williams.
Labour MP Shane Jones spoke to reporters after admitting he had used his ministerial credit card to order porn. Read the full transcript.
The 2010 Budget is a lost opportunity and a massive broken promise, says the Labour Party's finance spokesman David Cunliffe.
Britain's election has turned into political drama, with David Cameron making an offer to the Lib-Dems.
Progressive MP Jim Anderton is expected to make an announcement about his political future on Sunday.
Mining bid draws 40,000 people to the street in anger, reports Matt Nippert.
Britain's beleagured Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made a big gaffe in the lead-up to the election.