Morrison demands accused MP cooperate with police and PM refuse vote

4:53pm Apr 15, 2012

The federal opposition says Prime Minister Julia Gillard must demand embattled Labor MP Craig Thomson cooperate with a NSW Police investigation into alleged corruption within the Health Services Union (HSU).

Mr Thomson has said he's refusing to talk with NSW Police because he hasn't been involved in the HSU East branch since 2002. "I declined on legal advice," he told News Ltd on Saturday, adding he may agree to be interviewed by Strike Force Carnarvon if his lawyers reach agreement with NSW Police. Mr Thomson is cooperating with a separate Victoria Police investigation into the HSU's activities.

But opposition frontbencher Scott Morrison says that's not good enough.

"This is a disgrace," he told Network Ten on Sunday. "Julia Gillard must demand today that he cooperate with NSW Police immediately."

"He's a member of parliament. There should be no less a standard applied to him just simply because Julia Gillard's relying on his tainted vote for a tainted government."
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