Today's 10 Politics Headlines: Luxon flails and Simeon Drives

1/ Jobseeker numbers are going the opposite way of Luxon’s KPIs. Against a target of minus 50,000 by 2030, the new forecast shows the Government is looking at an increase of 24,000 jobseekers in its first term.

In Thomas Coughlin’s report, Upton responds by blaming Labour: “We inherited an economy in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis from Labour and rising unemployment is one of the lingering after-effects. Turning this around won’t be easy, but we are ambitious.”

Note: Jobseeker targets under the Luxon led government include the ~42% on health and disability.

2/ Luxon is making headlines today for blowing his cool when asked by Benedict Collins why the government was reducing numbers on the gang list. Gang list numbers were unceasingly used by National in opposition to justify why Labour “is weak on crime”.

National and NZME touted this constantly when…