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Ginny Andersen says she'll apologise to Mark Mitchell, over comments she made on last week's Mike Hosking Breakfast.

On last Wednesday's show, the Labour Police Spokesperson accused the Police Minister of being paid to kill people when he was a defence contractor in East Africa and the Middle East.

Mitchell says he hasn't knowingly killed anyone.

Andersen told Mike Hosking this morning, she shouldn't have made the comments, and will personally apologise to Mitchell when they reappear on the show this week.

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Labour's promising a justice system shake-up, with the party saying it'll streamline the process for people to take legal action. 

The party claims it'll be a more cost-effective way for groups of people to take legal action together by establishing a class actions regime. 

Labour's Justice spokesperson Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking that this has worked overseas. 

She says for example, it's good for small investors who get "done over" by a big company. 

It also wants to investigate the threshold for jury trials and increase the uptake of audio-visual technology in courts, to try to speed up hearings. 

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Ginny Andersen says she feels humbled by her promotion to Cabinet.

The Hutt South MP has been boosted to number 19 as part of yesterday's reshuffle.

She's picked up the portfolios for small business, seniors, and digital economy and communications.

Andersen says she was overwhelmed when Chris Hipkins told her.

She spoke to Nick Mills as she and her family made their way to her swearing in. 

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Every week Labour MP for the Hutt South Ginny Andersen and National's deputy leader Nicola Willis join Nick Mills for Politics Monday.

This time on the panel they discuss the latest Newshub-Reid Research Poll, the Government's latest childcare support policy, Grant Robertson taking potshots at Chris Luxon and warnings from the Reserve Bank. 

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National MP Chris Bishop and Labour MP for the Hutt South Ginny Andersen join Nick Mills for Politics Monday.

Together they debate National's calls for harsher ram raid penalties, Gaurav Sharma, Trevor Mallard's new position as ambassador to Ireland, Winston Peters criticising Labour's co-governance policies and how much ministers travel internationally. 

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Labour MP for the Hutt South Ginny Andersen and National deputy leader Nicola Willis join Nick Mills for Politics Monday.

This week on the panel they debate the cost of living payment, calls for an inquiry into the Government's Covid-19 economic response, reviewing the Official Information Act process and the Samoan cross-party delegation.

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