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Posted August 08, 2017 22:59 · last edited August 08, 2017 23:00

I don't believe it's disingenuous, the fact is that English kept claiming that his permanent residence was in Clutha but it clearly wasn't as his family was also based here. Some MPs move to Wellington and no longer claim the benefit, others commute back to their own district when they are not required to be in parliament. 

Of course it would be unfair to force families to live a part when one member of the household is elected and it wouldn't be so clear cut if Bill English moved from Clutha to Wellington only after being elected as an MP, but as I said he went to university here and then had a working career before becoming an MP. It's clear that Wellington was his home before being elected.

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Unknown editor edited August 08, 2017 23:00

I don't believe it's disingenuous, the fact is that English kept claiming that his permanent residence was in Clutha but it clearly wasn't as his family was also based here. Some MPs move to Wellington and no longer claim the benefit, others commute back to their own district when they are not required to be in parliament. 

Of course it would be unfair to force families to live a part when one member of the household is elected and it wouldn't be so clear cut if Bill English moved from Clutha to Wellington only after being elected as an MP, but as I said he went to university here and then had a working career before becoming an MP, it's clear that Wellington was his home before being elected.

Unknown editor edited August 08, 2017 23:00

I don't believe it's disingenuous, the fact is that English kept claiming that his permanent residence was in Clutha but it clearly wasn't as his family was also based here. Some MPs move to Wellington and no longer claim the benefit, others commute back to their own district when they are not required to be in parliament. 

Of course it would be unfair to force families to live a part when one member of the household is elected and it wouldn't be so clear cut if Bill English moved from Clutha to Wellington only after being elected as an MP but as I said he went to university here and then had a working career before becoming an MP, it's clear that Wellington was his home before being elected.

Unknown editor edited August 08, 2017 23:00

I don't believe it's disingenuous, the fact is that English kept claiming that his permanent residents was in Clutha but it clearly wasn't as his family was also based here. Some MPs move to Wellington and no longer claim the benefit, others commute back to their own district when they are not required to be in parliament. 

Of course it would be unfair to force families to live a part when one member of the household is elected and it wouldn't be so clear cut if Bill English moved from Clutha to Wellington only after being elected as an MP but as I said he went to university here and then had a working career before becoming an MP, it's clear that Wellington was his home before being elected.