Simeon Brown demands transparency over Labour-Greens coalition policy costs
In this story Labour Party, National Party, ACT Party, Chris Hipkins, Green Party, Simeon Brown
National campaign chair Simeon Brown has called for Labour and the Greens to clarify which smaller-party policies would be included in a coalition. While demanding this transparency, Brown declined to explain National's own position and ruled out negotiating the finance portfolio with ACT.
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