Pauline Hanson has delivered a scathing attack on Simon Birmingham over the Voice to Parliament, accusing him of having no backbone and only staying in his position for the money.
to resign from the frontbench over the Voice to Parliament.
Senator Pauline Hanson talking with Education Minister Simon Birmingham in the Senate Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith“If Peter Dutton wants to be the prime minister of this country in the future, you got to get rid of the wet blankets.”“Birmingham is saying he won’t resign from the shadow cabinet, tells me he hasn’t got the backbone like Julian Leeser,” she added.
As leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Birmingham will not provide the leadership the Coalition must have to effectively oppose the voice.“Simon, step aside mate. You shouldn’t be there.” “Now that Mr Dutton has stated the Liberal position on the Voice, no-one in the party – including backbenchers – should be permitted to campaign for the YES vote,” she said on Tuesday.
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