Prime Minister Scott Morrison ordered his Education Minister to withdraw his attack on the Andrews Government in a desperate bid to control any relationship fallout. Education Minister Dan Tehan accused Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews of a “failure of leadership” yesterday for not pushing for schools to return. Just hours after making the comments on an interview on ABC's Insiders, Mr Tehan withdrew them.
Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell revealed Mr Morrison’s office contacted Mr Tehan’s office asking them to walk back the comments. Mr Morrison’s office than called the Victorian Government to control the damage. “This could have put Victoria’s participation in the national cabinet in doubt without the statement withdrawing the remarks,” Mr Clennell said. “The relationship between Morrison and Andrews has been good up until now.
aclennell It was all true - why withdraw?
aclennell Dan Tehan is way over his head with his portfolio
aclennell Morrison knows, he is looking better now than during the Fires, but DanielAndrewsMP has shone through both! ScottyFromMarketing knows if he allowed such an attack, he would look like a sook, incapable of managing his team as-well Andrews has managed both the fires and COVID!!
aclennell The federal gov has the funding reins. If the right can't exercise power then they deserve destruction.
aclennell ScottMorrisonMP grow a pair like Trump
aclennell The education minister was right. The school was closed due to a Teacher that was not in the school when contracting the CCPVirus There is no reason to close the School.
aclennell Piss weak !
aclennell Cowards
aclennell Tehan comes over as a loser. How did he get that job?
aclennell Adolf issuing the latest Furher order to one of the General staff.
aclennell So it had nothing to do with the teacher contracting the virus undermining his attack.
aclennell The crimeminister put him up to it anyway.
aclennell The minister was spot on about Comrade Dan. Funny how the truth is suppressed by ScottMorrisonMP
aclennell
aclennell Tehan is a cat...Talks it up then pusses the fallout...
aclennell Hardly desperate. Only thing desperate here is your need for ratings.
aclennell Coronavirus update: Really? That was obvious.
aclennell Withdraw is such a cowardly response. It just means he meant it but doesn’t want to get any flack
RT : Prime Minister Scott Morrison ordered his Education Minister to withdraw an attack on the Andrews Government in a desperate bid to control any relationship fallout. aclennell
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