‘He’s become a friend’: Jacinda Ardern alerted Australian PM Albanese of resignation before public announcement
New Zealand PM gave Australian counterpart advance warning before announcing her surprise resignation
The retiring New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has revealed she gave her Australian counterpart a heads-up before her shock announcement on Thursday.
Ardern dropped the bombshell of her impending resignation at lunchtime on Thursday, after warning Anthony Albanese it was coming.
“I sent him a message before making the announcement and that’s because he is one of the leaders that I do have a close relationship with,” she said. Read More..