The former cabinet minister will not return to Canberra to deliver a valedictory speech, with his formal resignation due in the next week or so, according to a close ally.
was considering the former prime minister for a senior post-politics job, though that position has not been finalised.
If Morrison were to retire from his seat of Cook in the next sitting fortnight, as many Liberals MPs expect, it is likely a pair of byelections would be scheduled for the same weekend in early July.nine days ago but has not formally submitted his resignation, even though nominations to replace him in his seat of Fadden opened on Saturday.
The Queensland MP, who is Peter Dutton’s shadow assistant treasurer, did not attend parliament last week despite it being budget week. However, his staff came to Canberra to pack up his Parliament House office.A spokesman for Robert said that “as per his retirement statement, Mr Robert will formally resign from parliament in the next few weeks”.
Some Liberal MPs, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, suggested Robert had considered returning to parliament for one more day to deliver a valedictory speech next week, a day before Biden addresses a joint sitting of parliament.But a close ally of Robert’s said the MP was finalising a number of electorate matters and would submit his formal resignation in the next week or so.
“He never intended to come back. He has said all he wanted to say in his statement” that announced his retirement, the person said.
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