Attempts to get another member of the far, far, far, left into the Labour First axis in Parliament may fail according to today's ODT.
The Otago Daily Times understands private polling being undertaken in the electorate shows Mr Benson-Pope would win in a canter should he decide to stand.
His name recognition is high and people feel he was a good electorate MP who was treated badly by the party and trade unions.
David Farrar today analyses the implications for the new Parliament should B-P want to stand as an independent.
We wonder whether NZ First are on the phone to David???
