The disloyalty of some has been outrageous' Joe Hockey stands by PM ahead of leadership ballot скачать в хорошем качестве

The disloyalty of some has been outrageous' Joe Hockey stands by PM ahead of leadership ballot

Treasurer Joe Hockey has stood by embattled Prime Minister Tony Abbott after a leadership ballot was called for this evening. "Mr Turnbull made a number of claims about economic leadership that are completely unfounded," Mr Hockey said in a press conference just after 6.30pm. "He has never said to me or to the cabinet that we are heading in the wrong economic direction. The disloyalty of some has been outrageous. "We have an economic plan that is being delivered and is working." Click here to read Mr Turnbull's full speech announcing he was contesting the Liberal leadership. "The position of prime minister is a gift of you the Australian people. You have the right to hire and only you have the right to fire," Mr Hockey said. "We cannot, we must not, become a carbon copy of the Labor party." "We cannot and we must not make the same mistakes that were made in the Rudd and Gillard years." "The prime minister has my absolute loyalty as I have his."