Calls follow royal commission finding Morrison ‘allowed cabinet to be misled’, but former PM rejects suggestion of wrongdoing
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The former prime minister Scott Morrison is facing calls from across the political spectrum to retire from parliament in the wake of the damning robodebt royal commission report.
The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, and Liberal MP Bridget Archer are among those who have suggested Morrison should resign as the member for Cook, although some of his colleagues fear adverse findings may make it more likely he will dig in.
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