Politics: Cunliffe's departure another leak from Labour's shallow talent pool
David Cunliffe was a disaster as Labour leader but he was a good minister. The party can't afford to lose this sort of talent.
Former Labour leader David Cunliffe’s decision to quit politics represents a kind of bowing to the inevitable by the New Lynn MP.
Mr Cunliffe was going precisely nowhere under Andrew Little. Giving Mr Cunliffe the superannuation and retirement portfolio in the last reshuffle was a not-so-subtle
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Politics: Cunliffe's departure another leak from Labour's shallow talent pool
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