Scott Morrison apologises to Karen Andrews over secret portfolios following Coalition pressure

Peter Dutton says former PM's decision to have himself secretly sworn in to five ministries was the wrong call'

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Scott Morrison has apologised to the former home affairs minister Karen Andrews for secretly swearing himself in to her portfolio, after she revealed he hadn't previously reached out to her in the wake of the growing scandal.

The apology came after the opposition leader Peter Dutton said Morrison made the wrong call" by secretly taking on five ministerial portfolios, with the Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie claiming Morrison's actions may have breached the Coalition agreement.