Luxon’s leadership on the line – again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit

Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Whatever happens at tomorrow morning’s urgent caucus meeting to address speculation about his leadership, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has had a very bad few days already. It began with the National Party leader apologising for chastising a business gathering about dependency on government. He then took his caucus colleagues by surprise with an impromptu “promise” to hold a referendum on the electoral system. His mishaps have earned comparisons with the fictional…