It will be a “massive job” to clean up Victoria following the litany of mistakes made by the Andrews government throughout the coronavirus according to Sky News host Peta Credlin.
Ms Credlin said the errors made by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews go beyond the coronavirus crisis.
“It’s the Belt and Road Chinese deal, it’s corruption inside the Labor Party, so much so the premier’s put it in administration, and it’s the debt”. Image: Getty
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