Tony Abbott is facing a mounting battle in his bid to become a trade advisor in the UK, being described as 'misogynist' and a 'sexist' on British television. 9News
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has joined the voices of criticism, saying Mr Abbott was the wrong man for the job."In my view, he's not the kind of person who should be a trade envoy or any kind of envoy for the United Kingdom.""This is such a bad idea, I'm not sure I can come up with words for how awful I think it is," Ms Nokes said.
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