I was wrong about Judith Collins – what the latest leak really says about the factions inside National
In my evaluation of the endgame of those attempting to undermine Simon Bridges, I concluded it was to help Judith Collins take over.
I now think I was wrong.
While all of the internal leaks are in fact helping Judith Collins, I now believe the actions of the leaker are being driven by the egotistical delusion that they could replace Simon Bridges and it explains some of the madness of the JLR implosion.
Remember how JLR swore black and blue that he wasn’t the leaker? He admitted everything else didn’t he? He admitted the infidelities, the taping of conversations, the donations – he admitted everything EXCEPT being the leaker.
Seeing as the leaker is now still leaking, the shocking conclusion could be that it wasn’t JLR all along after all, and this helps explain why he has gone nuclear against his former allies, because he really is a man who has been framed and set up.
TDB understands there are 3 factions inside National, Faction Simon Bridges, Faction Judith Collins and a third faction. It is this third faction who are leaking in an attempt to destabilise Bridges to take power for themselves.
This third faction is playing a dangerous game because by undermining Bridges, they risk inadvertently handing the leadership over to Judith Collins. Judith is winning more support in Caucus because she and she alone inside the National Party has a working relationship with Winston Peters which would be crucial if they want to try and win 2020. The faction wishing to depose Bridges doesn’t have that relationship and by framing JLR now risk getting caught in the cross fire of his retaliation.
The word is that if there is to be a move against Bridges, it will be in February. Keep an eye open as to which National Party MP is holding BBQs this summer.
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Presumably this mythical “third faction” won’t be any more happy with Judith Collins than they currently are with Bridges. So won’t they simply continue undermining the leadership when Bridges goes? What is their endgame in all of this – i.e who exactly does this “third faction” want in the leadership position?
Latest leak sounds like dated JLR inside information.
The real issue is self interested Nat voters voting for dogshitt on a stick because it keeps their Auckland real estate portfolio ticking up regardless (46 percent vote Nats with useless leader). When Judith gets leadership we become a proxy state for China.
Keep the mop and bucket handy.
No one seems to be wondering if a bug was left planted in the caucus room, and the leaker wasn’t there at all.
D J S
Parliament is regularly swept electronically for such devices.
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If there are three factions, which right wing activists are behind which mp? Cameron Slater ? Simon Lusk? David Farrar?
Ideally, these ructions will eventually break up the National Party and mmp will finally come to the political Right.
Bridges has Steve Braunias, Amy Adams has Kate Hawkesby. Honestly I think Bridges made up the third JLR faction.
If you’re right then that third faction is going to have to undermine Judith as well. Expect more leaks about dubious business dealings.