Watch live: Chris Hipkins speaks after ministers Melissa Lee, Penny Simmonds lose portfolios

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is set to speak from Parliament after the announcement Media Minister Melissa Lee has been removed from Cabinet

Watch the livestream above from about 2pm and follow our liveblog below:

Lee has been booted from Cabinet and stripped of her Media portfolio, and Penny Simmonds has lost the Disability Issues portfolio in a Cabinet reshuffle.

Lee has been under pressure since the announcement of Newshub’s closure and Simmonds made headlines in a controversial announcement about disability allowance changes.