We’ll be sinking a few celebratory drinks in the Eketahuna Club tonight.
This follows the confidence vote by Labour’s MPs to endorse the leadership of David Shearer.
Just how much confidence was represented by the vote is a bit of a mystery, because according to the account which reached Alf at his electorate office (see here), Labour will not release the results.
But we do know that –
Under new party rules, the leader must get at least 60 percent of support from caucus or it triggers a contest on which the party’s membership and affiliates can vote.
We are further told that –