Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: There are few things more political than a political leak - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

To the Treaty Principles Bill.

Despite David Seymour's best efforts to pretend that there's absolutely nothing to see here, there is no doubt in my mind that the government is planning to introduce the Treaty Principles Bill tomorrow to try to hide it - because they know full well, we're all going to be completely obsessed and distracted by the US election.

They know that if they get it out on Thursday, tomorrow, it's before the planned Hikoi even sets off on Monday.

I think that indicates that they're trying to bury the thing and get ahead of everything and it shows how much they hating the heat that they're getting for this.

Look, it's politics.

I mean, it feels slightly underhand, it feels a little bit cowardly but it's politics. It's an option available to them and you can't really begrudge them for doing it.

Read more