Hingdog, the 70:30 humiliation of Kevin Andrews is not a party room secret since it was declared on the night by whips. More interesting though is Julie Bishop's claim that she had no time to lobby for the position since she only found out that Tony Abbott offered up her DPM job to Scott Morrison very late in proceedings:
"... Ms Bishop, who in the afternoon told Mr Abbott he had lost the confidence of his colleagues, will retain the deputy leadership.
She won the partyroom’s second vote for deputy leader 70-30 over Kevin Andrews. ..."
http://www.news.com.au/finance/work...beral-leadership/story-fn5tas5k-1227527262266
