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Does he stand by his answer to media in Tauranga on 31 July 2026 that whether he would dismiss the Minister of Foreign Affairs if the Chinese Government asked him to was “hypothetical”?

Answered Question 35299 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Does he stand by his answer to media in Tauranga on 31 July 2026 that whether he would dismiss the Minister of Foreign Affairs if the Chinese Government asked him to was “hypothetical”?

Answered by

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

The question was a hypothetical.