 Labour leader David Shearer has admitted that the party is in a flat patch with its popularity nationwide. The MP said springtime is when people will get really nervous. We don't want to get into the goff zone where it's too late to change the leader. Obviously we've had a flat patch at the moment. Do you take responsibility in your words, a flat patch? You're the leader. I'm the leader and as I say we've come from a 27% election result in 2011 and we are going in the right direction.