Scott Morrison confirms he will remain in politics after election defeat
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZN8P)
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Scott Morrison has confirmed he has no plans to leave politics after the Coalition's election rout on 21 May and says he intends to give the new Liberal leadership every support".
The former prime minister was asked on 2GB on Thursday how long he planned to hang around" in politics given Saturday night's emphatic election result. He said he was looking forward to continuing on as the member for Cook.
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