National’s former transport spokesperson Jami-Lee Ross has been named by party leader Simon Bridges as the leaker of his travel expenses.
Ross came out in his own defence on twitter this afternoon, strongly rejecting the allegations – and suggesting he was being fingered as part of a larger cover up.
He stood down from his transport portfolio at the beginning of the month on health grounds.
“When I started to become expendable, I confronted him with evidence that I had recorded him discussing with me unlawful activity that he was involved in. Working on his instruction, he asked me to do things with election donations that broke the law,”he posted on twitter.
Ross’s future with the party will likely be decided at a caucus meeting tomorrow.
