Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been rushed out of a campaign event in Tasmania by his security detail after being confronted by an angry voter.
The Liberal leader was approached by a local man named Trevor Sofield at the Ashgrove Cheese Dairy Door in the island state’s northern seat of Lyons, who was wishing to express his disappointment at the federal government’s handling of the Solomon Islands.
Mr Sofield, who claims to have worked for the government in the past, repeatedly attempted to speak with Mr Morrison but was ‘manhandled’ by his team, instead turning to the media scrum in attendance and sharing his views.
‘I was high commissioner of the Solomon Islands for four years. We have lost the plot in the South Pacific. Given my experience, I know what I’m talking about,’ Mr Sofield said.
‘The Prime Minister’s party has lost my vote. I’m from the electorate of Bass, and because they’ve totally mishandled our strategic interests, our national interests, I’m no longer voting for them.’
Mr Morrison was then whisked away by his security team, rushing down into the cafe’s carpark and into his private car, flanked by cameras and other local residents.
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