24 Sep 2014

Cunliffe holding on to Labour leadership

9:34 am on 24 September 2014

Labour leader David Cunliffe is refusing to be drawn on discussions about his leadership after a marathon caucus meeting, Radio New Zealand reports.

The party is licking its wounds after its worst defeat since 1922.

Unsurprisingly, Labour MPs have agreed to review their 2014 election campaign.

But Cunliffe is showing no sign of standing down after the party's devastating drubbing at the polls. Emerging from a seven-hour caucus meeting last night, he said their discussion about the election and its aftermath had been long and useful.

“It is likely that the party council will engage two or more senior and qualified people to independently review the data and feedback on the election,” he said.