The New Zealand Herald reported that moves to replace Luxon as National Party leader could happen within the next fortnight, while Breakfast’s Tova O’Brien had been in contact with a National MP who told her the numbers were probably there to unseat him.
However, the MP told her the preference was for him to stand down rather than for him to be rolled.
"Nobody wants blood to spill. Anything other than him [Luxon] stepping down would be a nightmare and he knows that," the MP said in a text.