Scott Morrison leaves Kirribilli House with daughter as ex-PM prepares to move back to family home
Scott Morrison has been seen leaving Kirribilli House with his daughter as the former Prime Minister and his family prepare to return to his family home.
Morrison left the heritage-listed mansion in Sydney wearing a Cronulla Sharks cap and a light winter vest on Saturday.
He got behind the wheel of his Volkswagen while one of his daughters got into the passenger seat.
Mr Morrison left the heritage-listed mansion in Sydney wearing a Cronulla Sharks cap and light winter vest on Saturday.
He got behind the wheel of his Volkswagen while one of his daughters sat in the passenger seat.
The former Prime Minister has yet to vacate the premises as he continues to make preparations to return to Sutherland Shire.
He hired movers to clear out one of the prime minister’s official residences and on Thursday the movers were called to The Lodge in Canberra.
Morrison has had a whole week to get out of Kirribilli House and the former prime minister appears to be taking his time moving out of the premises.
He was reportedly optimistic that he could have been re-elected at the start of election night last Saturday.
“In the first hour, there were those changes in the regional areas, and people thought it was 2019 again,” a source said. the australian.
“There was definitely a feeling that this felt like a repeat of 2019.”
The former prime minister surrounded himself with senior officials and family members at Kirribilli House that evening.
Chief of Staff John Kunkel, Private Secretary Yaron Finklestein, Communications Director Andrew Carswell, former Howard adviser David Gazard, former Liberal Party official Scott Briggs and real estate mogul Adrian Harrington were among his guests.
Kitchen staff served visitors meat burgers while keeping track of vote counts on their phones and tablets.
The former Prime Minister has yet to vacate the premises as he continues to make preparations to return to Sutherland Shire.
Morrison was reportedly optimistic that he could be re-elected as prime minister at the start of election night last Saturday.
Mr. Morrison leaves Kirribilli House as one of his daughters sits in the passenger seat.
The mood began to change when seats dropped in Western Australia later that night.
“We knew it was over as soon as the numbers from Western Australia started coming in,” another source said.
Morrison asked his guests to leave the east-facing studio and kept Kunkel, Finkelstein, and Carswell back so the group could work on their concession speech.
Morrison was reportedly turned off and called Anthony Albanese to congratulate him on his election victory.
He then left Kirribilli House at 10 pm and went to the Fullerton Hotel on Martin Place.
The main assembly hall and several rooms in the hotel had been booked by the Liberal Party and computers had been installed so staff could keep track of the results.
Party pollster Mike Turner, lead researcher David Hughes and campaign media team leader Guy Creighton followed the numbers late into the night.
He hired removal specialists to clear out one of the Prime Minister’s official residences and removal workers called The Lodge, in Canberra, on Thursday (pictured)
Speaking alongside his wife Jenny and their two daughters to Liberal worshipers at the hotel, Morrison said: “Tonight, I have spoken with the Leader of the Opposition and the incoming Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.
Outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison enjoying a cold drink while chatting with staff, friends and family at a social farewell party at Kirribilli House after losing the federal election (pictured)
One source described the energy in the room as ‘flat’ as results indicated the Liberal Party had lost the election.
Speaking with his wife Jenny and their two daughters to Liberal worshipers at the hotel, Morrison said: ‘Tonight, I have spoken with the Leader of the Opposition and the incoming Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.
And I have congratulated you on your electoral victory tonight. I have always believed in the Australians and their judgment and have always been prepared to accept their verdicts.
“And tonight they have delivered their verdict and I congratulate Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party and wish him and his government all the best.”
A friend asked Morrison what he planned to do after the election setback before he replied that he intended to sleep.
Morrison used the days after his loss to drown his sorrows with at least one loud party where he thanked his friends, family and staff for their efforts.
The outgoing prime minister and his wife entertained guests by cracking a large whip on the lawn while drinking margaritas.
Why Scott Morrison REALLY lost the election: Furious Liberal MP who lost to ‘teal’ independent delivers damning verdict on former PM
Scott Morrison was disliked “viscerally” by voters who expelled a score of Liberal MPs in protest against the prime minister, former MP Dave Sharma has claimed.
The former Wentworth-based Liberal member in inner Sydney lost his job to independent Allegra Spender, who has campaigned on climate change.
Sharma delivered a damning verdict on the consequences of Morrison’s popularity with his electorate, with as many as 20 Liberal MPs losing their seats in other areas.
The 46-year-old firmly blamed Morrison, saying he was “definitely a drag” on his vote.
“I had a negative approval rating in seats like mine, and it was a drag on the vote,” he told ABC Radio on Wednesday morning.
‘When you talked to people… it was almost visceral, their reaction (towards Morrison).
‘They would say ‘he’s too religious’, they didn’t like that he brought coal to parliament once.
“They didn’t believe her sincerity on climate change, they didn’t like our handling of Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame, the Brittany Higgins rape allegations and Grace Tame’s comments.”
Former Liberal member for Wentworth’s NSW seat Dave Sharma (pictured) was ousted by Independent Allegra Spender
Meanwhile, so-called ‘teal’ candidates, including Ms. Spender, the daughter of designer Carla Zampatti, cleverly positioned themselves with voters as an alternative, he explained.
“Without a doubt, the (former) prime minister has lost some prestige and credit over the last few years,” Sharma added.
“I think the teal candidates positioned themselves quite cleverly, as having an anti-government protest vote without being a Labor-Green vote.”
Sharma insisted that with Morrison stepping down as party leader on election night, there was no better option to carry the party forward than former defense minister Peter Dutton, who is expected to take over.
“He is our most experienced parliamentarian … his first job and his main job is to hold the government accountable and to be the leader of the opposition,” he said.