{"id":13171,"date":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/government-worried-by-reports-an-anonymous-mp-is-about-to-defect\/"},"modified":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","slug":"government-worried-by-reports-an-anonymous-mp-is-about-to-defect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/government-worried-by-reports-an-anonymous-mp-is-about-to-defect\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Worried By Reports An Anonymous MP Is About To Defect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop says she would be \u201cvery concerned\u201d if, as reported, a Coalition MP is about to quit the party, but says she knows of no such plan.<\/h3>\n

Andrew Bolt<\/a> reported on Monday night that an anonymous Coalition MP had told him he would quit next month — crippling the Libs in the lower house — unless Malcolm Turnbull resigned the leadership.<\/p>\n

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“This government has left the party and the values of the party,” said the identified lower house MP.<\/h3>\n

“It is miles away from what our rank and file say.<\/h3>\n

“People tell me Malcolm Turnbull can’t make decisions, he dithers… The final thing they say is that he’s a million miles from our values.”<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On Tuesday Ms Bishop said she would be \u201cvery concerned<\/a>\u201d if a colleague was thinking this way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they are thinking that way I would hope that they would come and talk to me or talk to the Prime Minister about their concerns rather than talking to the media,\u201d she told Sky News.<\/h3>\n

\u201cIf somebody really is concerned, then come and talk to us. My door is always open.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

MP threatening to quit Coalition: Julie Bishop moves to head off new crisis >> https:\/\/t.co\/yfmqOTQkid<\/a> #auspol<\/a><\/p>— Herald Sun (@theheraldsun) November 20, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote> \n