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I never said that Morrison was far right, I said Abbot was further to the right on the political spectrum than Morrison. I don't think I claimed either of them were far right, in fact what I was trying to imply was that Morrison isn't far right at all by pointing out that Abbott is further along...

Abbott is further to the right. And yes, while I doubt Pyne could ever get elected I qualify that statement with the example of Tony Abbott. If you had of told me, and I was a part of the party machine at the time, that Abbott would become opposition leader and win the election I would have...

Sorry if I wasn't clear, it would require a change of government and him winning any subsequent leadership spill. He could get his party to vote for him but I doubt he could convince the wider electorate. And he isn't a frontrunner for the party to vote for him if there was a leadership spill...

They all want to be PM and most Coalition MPs dislike political correctness and say some pretty amusing things in private. But yes, Pyne absolutely wants to be PM as does pretty much everyone in the cabinet, but he probably doesn't expect it to ever happen.

Pyne will always be an integral part of any cabinet but he is not well liked. He may lead an opposition but it would be much like the Downer experience. After the obvious three: Bishop, Turnbull and Morrison you start to look at the next generation. In that sense Josh Frydenburg is someone to...