Kingston accused Love in parliament on Thursday of ‘relentless bullying and harassment’ as she announced her resignation from the party
The leader of the opposition of Western Australia, Shane Love, said he doesn’t know what he allegedly did to MP Louise Kingston, following accusations of bullying.The leader of the opposition of Western Australia, Shane Love, said he doesn’t know what he allegedly did to MP Louise Kingston, following accusations of bullying.Western Australia’s opposition leader, Shane Love, has denied bullying a fellow Nationals MP, who resigned from the party during a tearful address to parliament.
“I believed everyone had learnt from the situation and used the opportunity to grow and build better relationships,” she said.Love said he doesn’t know what he allegedly did to Kingston and that he had tried to contact her but received no response. “I think that this is the result of a difficult and bruising preselection process,” he told ABC News on Friday.On Thursday afternoon Love confirmed Kingston’s resignation from the party, saying in a statement: “While it is disappointing Ms Kingston no longer wishes to be part of our Nationals WA team, we thank Ms Kingston for her service to our party.”
The president of the WA Nationals, Julie Freeman, previously said the party had a robust harassment complaints policy and the state director had confirmed that no complaints had been lodged regarding the issue raised by Kingston.
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