Canterbury Mornings

A new Christchurch MP says the real work starts today.Labour's Sarah Pallett firmly won the Illam seat on Saturday night, a position held by National MP Gerry Brownlee since 1996.Pallett told Chris Lynch people in her electorate have shown they are ready for a change.She says people are ready to support Labour's mandate while having appreciated their work that has been done over the past three years - particularly through the Covid-19 crisis.Pallett's win is one of 15 Labour seat victories previously held by National.Listen above.