First published JUN 6, 2023 Updated 7 minutes ago The political radar has been switched off for some in Labour and it's Chris Hipkins' political capital taking the hit, writes political editor Comment: Even if the Prime Minister had wanted to act quickly to deal with his Transport Minister's conflicts of interest, he couldn't because he was kept in the dark. It was four days before anyone sent the political headache up the chain to Chris Hipkins, and as for Transport Minister Michael Wood, he's known for years he had a conflict of interest that needed dealing with, yet never attempted to resolve it.

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