(UTV|COLOMBO) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has stared down calls for his resignation amid an escalating leadership crisis that has crippled his Government.
Turnbull is fighting to retain his position amid a push by senior colleagues to replace him as leader.
But he has said he would not contest the leadership if his rivals in the Liberal Party secure enough support to bring on another internal vote.
The Government suspended Parliament on Thursday (23) to try to resolve the crisis.
Turnbull told reporters that Australians “Will be rightly appalled by what they are witnessing in their nation’s Parliament today”.
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