Dominic Perrottet has taken 'full responsibility' for the Coalition's state election loss, announcing he will stand down as New South Wales Liberal leader.
Dominic Perrottet has announced he will step down as Liberal leader after losing the New South Wales election to Labor as he urged residents across the state to"get behind" incoming Premier Chris Minns.
"As leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party, I take full responsibility for the loss this evening. And, as a result I will be standing down," he said. “I particularly tonight want to acknowledge the Leader of the Opposition. Elections can get ugly, but I believe this election are truly was a race to the top.
Mr Perrottet said he expected his successor to"lead with the same decency of the same integrity that he has led with so far".
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