Trevor Mallard was one of the prominent members of the ABC – Anyone but Cunliffe – Club.
He now has three choices.
He can swallow his pride and the animosity he feels towards the new leader and put party unity and loyalty first.
He can resign, now or at the end of this parliamentary term and move on.
He can stay and destabilise Cunliffe’s leadership the way the new leader and others destabilised David Shearer’s.
That Mallard didn’t answer his phone when Cunliffe called with the news he was being replaced as Labour’s Leader of the House suggests he’s not going to take the first option.
The chances of his resigning aren’t high because what else could he do that would pay as well as being an MP does, even without the added perk of excursions like his current one to watch the America’s Cup.
That leaves option three and given Grant Robertson didn’t take up the opportunity to be leader he might not be on his own.
Homepaddock 
maybe he could return to teaching .. Charter Schools are looking for teachers ;-}
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I would suggest that whatever he does, he will be paid by the taxpayers.
He could live very well on his pension anyway
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I’ve heard that he wants to be speaker in the next parliament.
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With the changes to the party rules around the election process, anyone who goes against the will of the membership risks suffering the wrath of those members much more than they did prior rule change.
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Who really gives a dam he is well past his use by date and the best before was never calculated.
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