Victorian premier says his comment in parliament was in defence of Labor MP Kat Theophanous
, is refusing to apologise to Liberal MP Cindy McLeish for calling her a “halfwit grub” in state parliament, arguing he was defending a female colleague at the time., which was handed down earlier this year.arguing Northcote Labor MP Kat Theophanous should abstain from voting on the issue, given the report had found her father, Theo, secretly lobbied for a developer in exchange for donations to her 2018 election campaign.
The report did not find any evidence to suggest Theophanous was aware of her father’s relationship with the developer andAndrews responded to the point of order by calling McLeish a “halfwit grub” but withdrew the comment following a request by the opposition.
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