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Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: 'I'm very pleased with the fruitcake...' 14 November 2011
- Date
- 2011
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- New Zealand herald (Newspaper)
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- DCDL-0019491
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Two men, Prime Minister John Key and the ACT candidate for Epsom John Banks, sit at a cafe table having afternoon tea. John Key turns to the waiter and says 'I'm very pleased with the fruitcake - surprisingly agreeable. The food's not bad either.' Context: On the eve of the November elections, as a publicity stunt, Prime Minister John Key had a cup of tea in a cafe with John Banks, the ACT candidate for Epsom; John Key wants to Banks to win the seat because he will bring more ACT MPs into the government on his coat-tails. The media were invited for filming but someone recorded the conversation which the PM refuses to allow to be made public, thus fuelling speculation about what they discussed. Film showed a small black bag lying on the table; it contained a microphone but apparently neither politician noticed it. The plot thickens...
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- 1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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New Zealand herald (Newspaper). Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: 'I'm very pleased with the fruitcake...' 14 November 2011. Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald. Ref: DCDL-0019491. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/29948679More information can be found in our terms of use.