21 Jul 2020

Andrew Falloon quits politics after Judith Collins calls for him to step down

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 21 July 2020

The MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon has has resigned as an MP effective immediately.

This after calls from his leader Judith Collins he should go now.

Falloon's staying in parliament was untenable after yesterdays revelations he had sent a sexual image to a 19-year-old woman. 

Stuff is now reporting the National MP sent sexually explicit pictures to another young woman.

In a statement yesterday, Collins said she'd been advised of a issue relating to Falloon, and that he was suffering from significant mental health problems. 

Jane Patterson is RNZ's Political Editor