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- Demands to see the letter carrying signatures of a majority of his Liberal colleagues before calling a party room meeting "These are momentous times and it's important that people are accountable for what they're doing."
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- Wants to see Solicitor-General's advice about Peter Dutton's eligiblity to sit in parliament before party room meeting is held "I cannot underline too much how important it is that anyone who seeks to be Prime Minister of Australia is eligible to be a member of parliament."
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- Intends to convene Liberal party room meeting at midday on Friday and will invite a leadership spill "If the motion is carried, I will treat that as a vote of no confidence and I will not stand as a candidate in the ballot."
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- Blasts "bullies" leading the insurrection "The reality is that a minority in the party room supported by others outside the parliament have sought to bully and intimidate others into making this change of leadership that they're seeking."
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- Gives Tony Abbott an absolute whack while confirming he will resign if his leadership is spilled. "I made it very clear that I believe former prime ministers are best out of the parliament, and I don't think there's much evidence to suggest that conclusion is not correct."
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- Suggests anyone who succeeds him as prime minister will surely need to call an election "The public will be crying out for an election."
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- Calls out motivations of mutineers "I think what we're witnessing - what we have witnessed at the moment - is a very deliberate effort to pull the Liberal Party further to the right."
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- Takes another swing at tactics of insurgents "What began as a minority has - by a process of intimidation - persuaded people the only way to stop the insurgency is to give into it." "I've never given into bullies, but you can imagine the pressure it's put people under."
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