Any notion of a leadership challenge to National leader Bill English has been dismissed by Rotorua's MP, who says the former Prime Minister has his full support.
Todd McClay was one of more than 50 National MPs attending a caucus retreat in Tauranga this week.
The retreat came hot onthe heels of speculation that English would stand down, and that an attempt to roll deputy leader Paula Bennett could also be on the cards.
But McClay has rubbished the suggestion, saying the party fully supported the pair.
"Bill English and Paula Bennett have the full support of caucus.
He believed the speculation was the result of a few "quiet news days".
"We've got a lot of experience across the caucus, I've been particularly impressed with some of our new MPs."
McClay previously backed English during his bid for the leadership following the resignation of former Prime Minister John Key in 2016.
English has previously said the thought of resigning following Labour forming a government had crossed his mind, and he had not ruled out stepping down before the 2020 election.
That would depend on his performance and whether he retained public and caucus support, he said.
