Brittany Higgins: ministers deny cover-up of alleged rape at parliament house

Scott Morrison insists response respected her wishes' and warns Labor this issue' is not confined to any one party

• Brittany Higgins says if Scott Morrison's office is briefing against her it must stop

The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has doubled down on claims his office knew nothing of the alleged 2019 rape of staffer Brittany Higgins, while delivering a veiled threat to Labor that the issue was not confined to any one party in this place".

The handling of the rape allegation dominated parliament on Thursday as government ministers denied a cover-up and Morrison insisted the response to Higgins' allegation had respected her wishes" at all times.