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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Why a phone call cost Stuart Nash his job as Police Minister
Description: Stuart Nash has long been known as tough-talking, hardline politician. Now his loose lips have landed him in hot water and out of a job. Nash revealed in a Newstalk ZB interview that two years ago he phoned Police Commissioner Andrew Coster to suggest appealing a sentence that had been given to an offender. Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls explains to Damien why these comments broke a cardinal rule of cabinet, and what the scandal says about Chris Hipkins' leadership. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you ge...