I don't think Bernard means that they don't need them to get power, but that they don't need to negotiate with them because they have no leverage since they ruled out working with National.
I don't think Bernard means that they don't need them to get power, but that they don't need to negotiate with them because they have no leverage since they ruled out working with National.
I don't think Bernard means that they don't need them to get power, but that they don't need to negotiate with them because they have no leverage since they ruled out working with National.
The leverage could very well be either negotiate with the Greens or sit on the opposition benches. In this scenario they will negotiate.