"Do you take any responsibility for what's taken place, as Prime Minister?"

"Well ultimately of course I'm accountable for GCSB and I won't walk away from my responsibilities there, but I would simply say this is an operational matter, it was at a pretty basic level, and it's been the system in place for a very long time. It wasn't overly complex, it didn't come about because we changed something. The day I found out about it was the day I issued a full inquiry and I've been very upfront and honest about what's now gone wrong."

GCSB: Government Security Communications Bureau