'I speak to Malcolm very regularly and I can tell you that he is watching on from a far distance as to what's going on. In terms of his involvement, that's an absolute crock of crap,' says Craig Laundy auspol
Liberal MP and staunch Malcolm Turnbull ally Craig Laundy has dismissed speculation the former prime minister is secretly assisting the campaigns of independent candidates taking on sitting Liberals, calling the suggestion "a crock of crap".
"Absolutely not true," he said. "I speak to Malcolm very regularly and I can tell you that he is watching on from a far distance as to what's going on. In terms of his involvement, that's an absolute crock of crap."revealed on Saturday that Alex Turnbull had helped solicit $8000 in donations for Ms Banks' campaign against Mr Hunt, and provided advice to her over the phone.
Some Liberals accept the former prime minister is unlikely to be involved in the campaigns but are angry he has not done more to rein in his son Alex, a hedge fund manager, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Liberal Party."One day you'll have kids and when they get past 18 you'll work out that trying to get them to do what you want them to do sometimes can be an arduous task," he told reporters.
Ms Steggall, a former Olympic skier, is taking on former prime minister Tony Abbott in his northern beaches seat of Warringah, while Mr Yates is contesting the Melbourne seat of Kooyong against Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
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