Act Party Leader Leader David Seymour has responded to a critic who accused the Government’s new policies as being a “big f-you to Maori.

In an interview he said “I think a lot of people have interpreted themselves as speaking solely for Maori. So if they disagree with policies, then instead of saying, well, here’s why we think these policies might work or should be different or whatever, they retreat into identity politics.

Watch full interview above