After months of grappling with delays and cost blowouts to the roll-out of new Spirit of Tasmania vessels, the Tasmanian government could have a new political headache that could rattle its minority hold on power.
Jacquie Lambie Network MP Andrew Jenner, flanked by Miriam Beswick and Rebekah Pentland, says Michael Ferguson should resign.After months of grappling with delays and cost blowouts to the roll-out of new Spirit of Tasmania vessels, the Tasmanian government could have a new political headache.
JLN Lyons MP Andrew Jenner made the comments on Monday afternoon, just days after Senator Jacqui Lambie demanded the resignation of Michael Ferguson.But the government has been under increasing pressure over the Spirit of Tasmania roll-out, culminating in aMichael Ferguson is Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Premier in Jeremy Rockliff's minority Liberal government.
Cost blowouts and delays were not publicly known until Labor started questioning the matter in parliament. A no confidence motion in Mr Ferguson would require 18 votes in the House of Assembly, at which point typical parliamentary convention would be for him to resign his portfolio.
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