Former minister Craig Laundy, a key backer of Malcolm Turnbull, has delivered a fresh blow to the Morrison Government announcing his resignation.
secret while searching for a “star” candidate to replace Mr Laundy in his NSW seat of Reid.
Mr Morrison approached Nick Kaldas, the former NSW Police deputy commissioner, to contest the seat, butThe Prime Minister brushed off questions about Mr Laundy’s future when he spoke to reporters in Melbourne this morning.Other Liberals have been more vocal in recent days, albeit anonymously, taking issue with the time it has taken Mr Laundy to make his decision.
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