George Christensen says he will stand as One Nation candidate at federal election
by Ben Smee, Sarah Martin and Eden Gillespie from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y40X)
Former LNP MP backtracks on retirement plans, saying he should have made the move to Pauline Hanson's party a long time ago'
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The former federal Liberal National party MP George Christensen has defected to One Nation and will run for the rightwing party in the Senate, in what appears to be an attempt to boost Pauline Hanson's re-election bid.
Christensen, who was the MP for the Queensland seat of Dawson, announced last year he was leaving politics to spend more time with his family.
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