Labor MPs are demanding Scott Morrison be censured by parliament over his “unprecedented power grab” in the secret ministries affair | jamesmassola
Former High Court judge Virginia Bell conducted the inquiry into Scott Morrison’s secret ministries.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese indicated on Sunday that a censure motion, in which the parliament formally condemns the behaviour of an MP, was increasingly likely as MPs contacted him about the matter.
The five Labor MPs – Victorians Julian Hill and Josh Burns, Queenslanders Shayne Neumann and Graham Perrett and Tasmanian Brian Mitchell – all publicly backed the censure of the former prime minister, while several others indicated support but did not want to speak on the record before cabinet had met.
Neumann said Morrison’s actions were “an affront to democracy he deserves to be censured for what he has done”. Burns said a considered and appropriate response was required by the parliament after Morrison’s “unprecedented power grab”.
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