By Rebecca Wright
Labour leader Phil Goff has heaped rare praise on the Prime Minister.
Mr Goff was responding to questions about his party's performance in the polls – but it all ended very strangely.
“I've got to give it to John Key – he's a very good politician; very slick, very professional at what he does, very good at photo opportunities and that helps him,” he said.
However, Mr Goff wasn't doing himself any favours – 3 News asked what he meant – he kept digging.
“I'm happy to give credit where credit’s due,” Mr Goff said. “He's a good politician at getting a media opportunity and at political spin – they poll every week and then say in their statements what they think the public want to hear.”
Hearing their leader talking up the Prime Minister is probably not what his Labour MPs wanted to hear.
Mr Goff though was on a roll – all of which left the prime minister bemused.
“Well there's obviously been a change of heart in the Labour Party,” Mr Key said.
Mr Goff ended the day spectacularly off message – even his own team were left wondering what happened, but politics is war and today Mr Goff blinked first.
3 News