Sam Lotu-Iiga 'outmanoeuvred' by Serco
There will finally be a little bit of tough talk from the
Department of Corrections chief executive
Ray Smith and
Corrections Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga, who are meeting today to discuss the raft of revelations about the privately run
Mt Eden Prison
Mr Smith is getting legal advice on the contract with Serco and the options available to him.
National's former Corrections Minister
Judith Collins along with deputy labour
Leader Annette King joined
Paul Henry this morning to discuss the week in politics.
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It's a really tough portfolio," says Ms
King. "But I think that Sam is out of out of his depth on this – I think he has been outmanoeuvred by his
CEO and certainly by Serco.
"He hasn't been kept in the loop and he's been made to look like he doesn't know what's going on and now this whole th
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