The PM has made the extraordinary decision to gag ministers from speaking to the press to stamp out leadership speculation. They must first get permission from her office before any meeting or private talks take place. Neil Breen, editor of the Sunday Telegraph said on morning television today that editors are being inundated with calls from Labor MP’s every day and that her caucus is leaking like a sieve.
Victorian Labor MP Rob Mitchell, a foot soldier for Bill Shorten, accused Mr Rudd and his supporters of being too gutless to challenge. "If someone wants to come out of a cowardly hiding and thinks they have the numbers, put up or shut up," he said. "And when they lose then they and their mates should just go to the backbench and wander off at the next election. And added "There is no challenge."
We also learn that the PM has rearranged the cabinet room seating arrangement and has moved Mr Rudd further away, he used to sit three seats to her left but now it’s four. So how do we know all this? Because Labor MP’s are queuing up to tell the Daily Telegraph the latest news. MPs know they will be turfed out at the next election and are desperately hoping for a leadership change to turn their fortunes around.
And what is Kevin Rudd doing? Nothing, absolutely nothing and the people who hate him are shooting themselves in the foot. When Simon Cream said that Rudd was a Prima Donna, not a team player and would never be Prime Minister again, it doesn’t help their cause. Kevin Rudd was the man who took the Labor Party out of the wilderness into government but they seem to have forgotten that bit, they got rid of him on a whim and are now paying the price.
On Monday night, ABC’s Four Corners will feature a pogram about Kevin Rudd and the Labor Party. Despite repeated requests, Mr Rudd refused to be interviewed.
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