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The Act Party’s ‘accidental politician’

In today's political profile: Getting into politics was not in Laura McClure’s ‘pipeline of dreams’.

WATCH: Act MP Laura McClure speaks with Brent Edwards.

Brent Edwards Sun, 12 Jan 2025

It’s quite a step to go from small business owner to politician, particularly when it wasn’t in your career plan.

But Act Party MP Laura McClure has no regrets after her first year as an MP, even if she calls herself an “accidental politician”.

McClure came into Parliament as Laura Trask but

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Brent Edwards Sun, 12 Jan 2025
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