Complex sentence: Chester Borrows initially agreed to accept copies on behalf of the National party but then declined after consultation with Corrections Minister Judith Collins claiming that the book title was too'provocative'and National didn't want to be seen to endorse it.
Split into simpler sentences: Chester Borrows initially agreed to accept copies on behalf of the National party but then declined after consultation with Corrections Minister Judith Collins. He then claimed that the book title was too'provocative'and National didn't want to be seen to endorse it.