Treaty Principles Bill: PM Christopher Luxon rules out including policy in future coalition agreements

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ruled out including a Treaty Principles Bill policy in future coalition agreements as David Seymour considers resurrecting the controversial policy – or something similar – before the next election. The bill failed at its second reading on Thursday with all political parties except Act voting against it. But Act leader Seymour remains defiant, refusing to concede the bill has failed and indicating he is considering different options to try to keep his vision alive.

“It hasn’t failed. What it has done is put an uneasy conversation on the table,” Seymour said. At a press conference on Friday, Luxon was asked if Seymour was ever involved in a coalition Government again, can he rule out having a Treaty Principles Bill policy as part of that coalition agreement?.