Ex-staffers have been invited to the house of former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet on Thursday afternoon for a wake after Saturday’s state election loss.
It’s understood Mr Perrottet and his spouse Helen held a barbecue and drinks for his crew at their Beecroft residence in Sydney’s northwest.
While Mr Perrottet will stay the member of Epping, political staffers working within the former premier’s workplace have misplaced their jobs, as NSW Labor transitions into authorities.
Mr Perrottet has largely stored out of the highlight because the authorities was ousted after a 12-year run.
The father-of-seven was noticed leaving his residence on Sunday morning with retiring Liberal MP Rob Stokes. He appeared smiling and instructed media he was “feeling good,” regardless of the loss.
“It’s going to be great, a lot of time I’ve missed so it’s going to be good to be home,” he mentioned.
On Saturday night time Mr Perrottet confirmed he could be stepping down because the chief of the Liberal occasion, with former Attorney-General Mark Speakman and former ministers Anthony Roberts and Alister Henskens touted as potential Opposition Leaders.
“As leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party, I take full responsibility for the loss this evening … We need a fresh start for the Liberal Party,” he mentioned
“I want to thank the community of Epping and recognise they continue support and thank you very much for supporting me at this election.”
He additionally spoke extremely of his predecessor Chris Minns, who was formally sworn in as NSW’s forty seventh Premier on Tuesday.
“The great people of NSW have tonight decided to elect a Labor government into this state, and that is a decision that we respect,” he mentioned.
“I particularly tonight want to acknowledge the Leader of the Opposition. Elections can get ugly, but I believe this election are truly was a race to the top.
“A genuine battle of ideas, and that is when politics is at its best.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
