Senior NZ Labour MP Walks Back ‘Paid to Kill’ Comment on Police Minister

Senior Labour New Zealand MP Ginny Andersen, who was police minister until the recent change of government, has had to walk back her comments about the current Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, whom she accused on radio of having been “paid to kill.” The two feature in a regular spot where they debate current issues. When the host asked both MPs what they had done before entering politics, Mr. Mitchell referred to his time working in hospitality, as a police officer, and working overseas. That prompted Ms. Andersen to claim he had been “paid to kill people” and to ask if he kept a “tally of how many you shot,” saying, “If that’s alright with you, Mark, morally, and if that sits well with you, that’s your choice.”...