Welcome back to Pitch, where Newshub Nation gives an MP just 5 minutes to sell you on their ideas.
He's a former lawyer, submariner and now Chris Penk is National's spokesperson for Courts and Defence. And he isn't ruling out a run at the top job - one day.
Finn Hogan started by asking him how he'd clear the backlog as Courts Minister.
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