Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Malcolm Turnbull offered him his blessing to go for the top job during the infamous “spill week” of August 2018 that ended Mr Turnbull’s government and thrust Mr Morrison to the height of power.
In a book full of startling revelations, former Prime Minister Scott Morrison writes that Malcolm Turnbull advised him to go for the top job during the infamous ‘spill week’ of 2018.
“Late on Wednesday evening, as events were moving away from us, Malcolm told me in his office that I should begin thinking about running if he wasn’t able to hang on.“While I was ambitious and had hoped one day to reach the top spot, it was not my preferred time to become PM.Mr Morrison writes he encouraged Mr Turnbull to wait out the turmoil until parliament rose to “allow things to calm down”.
Mr Morrison went on to win the ballot for leader after the second spill motion, replacing Mr Turnbull as Prime Minister and leading Australia from 2018 until his defeat at the 2022 election. “We had to get Australia through. We saw the horror show unfolding in some of the most developed nations and cities in the world.Mr Morrison speaks at an anti-Semitism rally in Sydney in February this year. Mr Morrison is a Christian and his memoir is infused with Christian spirituality. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift
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