Former prime minister John Howard says Scott Morrison should not resign as a Liberal MP because it is not in the interests of the Liberal Party to have a by-election.
from parliament, but Mr Howard said that would be bad for the party.
Mr Howard said he did not believe "any criticism can be offered at the Governor-General" for signing off on Mr Morrison's appointments to the ministries, because on the face of it, it was "nothing illegal".John Howard says the Liberal Party was missing a "manifesto for the future" at the last election.
"I think it influences elections but that doesn't mean I have to automatically change my view," he said. "I think the main reason we lost was that we didn't present a manifesto for the future. You've always got to offer a plan for the future, particularly if you are a party that set a record of economic reform," he said.
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