Former prime minister Scott Morrison will resign from politics when parliament returns within the first week of February.
Morrison, who entered parliament because the member for the Sydney seat of Cook dinner in 2007 and was prime minister for nearly 4 years, has advised colleagues of his intention to make a proper assertion to parliament when it returns for the brand new sitting 12 months.
Former prime minister and member for Cook dinner, Scott Morrison.Credit score: Rhett Wyman
Based on three senior NSW Liberals briefed on the matter who have been unauthorised to talk publicly forward of the announcement Morrison can also be anticipated to announce his publish retirement plans. This masthead has beforehand reported his curiosity in working within the defence sector.
Morrison has been contacted for remark.
The previous prime minister’s resignation had been extensively anticipated following the shattering 2022 election loss, during which the Liberal Occasion misplaced 18 seats to Labor, the Greens and teal independents.
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Morrison entered cupboard as immigration minister in 2013 the place he was chargeable for Operation Sovereign Borders, which included the re-introduction of momentary safety visas and the turning again of asylum seeker boats.
He was promoted to social providers minister in late 2014 after which treasurer in 2015, following the Liberal social gathering room’s vote to dump Tony Abbott as chief for Malcolm Turnbull.
After Peter Dutton unsuccessfully challenged Turnbull for the management of the Liberal Occasion in August 2018, Morrison defeated each Dutton and Julie Bishop in a second management poll to turn into chief and prime minister.