Luxon survives confidence vote, but questions remain

The Prime Minister has initiated and survived a motion of confidence as National Party leader.

After about a three-hour caucus meeting, Christopher Luxon read a short statement out to media before leaving without taking questions.

This all comes after weeks of speculation about whether his performance during the Iran fuel crisis mixed with poor polling would be enough to get him kicked out of the Beehive.

So, does Luxon actually have the full support of his caucus? Will this all quieten leadership rumours? And what will it mean for the election?

NZ Herald chief political reporter Jamie Ensor was in amongst the action all day today - he joins us now on The Front Page.

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