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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

Jacinda Ardern speaks of ‘sense of relief’ after quitting: ‘I slept well for the first time in a long time’

EPA

Jacinda Ardern has said she has “no regrets” a day after announcing she would be stepping down as the prime minister of New Zealand.

Speaking to reporters at the airport in Napier where the Labour Party’s annual caucus took place, the prime minister said that she “slept well for the first time in a long time” after announcing that she was too tired to seek a third term in office.

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