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John Key's right-hand man has the numbers. Bill English will likely become the country’s next prime minister, with 30 National MPs - including outgoing PM John Key - publicly backing him ahead of a vote on Monday. As the numbers came in, Police Minister...

And now there are three … possibly six. New Zealand’s health minister Jonathan Coleman, finance minister Bill English and police and corrections minister Judith Collins have confirmed they will run in the vote to replace John Key as prime minister. ...

Bill English is set to become New Zealand’s next prime minister following the shock resignation this week of John Key. The two other challengers for the role both conceded on Thursday, saying that English had secured the majority support he needed from...

Officials from the conservative National Party will officially put him in his new role on Monday after his rivals, health minister Jonathan Coleman and corrections minister Judith Collins, conceded defeat and gave him their backing. Mr English has been...

December 6, 2016 By Swati Pandey and Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) – At least three senior ministers joined the race to replace New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Tuesday, a day after Key stunned the nation by resigning to spend more...