Fed: Howard says Tuckey, Beazley both to blame

AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2006
Fed: Howard says Tuckey, Beazley both to blame

The PM says this morning's public stoush between Labor leader KIM BEAZLEY and Liberal
backbencher WILSON TUCKEY reflects badly on both men.

Mr TUCKEY and Mr BEAZLEY clashed outside Parliament House in a fiery verbal confrontation
over migration law changes.

Mr BEAZLEY called the government backbencher weak .. prompting Mr TUCKEY to call him
a fat so and so.

JOHN HOWARD says neither man has covered himself in glory .. but Mr BEAZLEY has come
off slightly worse.

And he says Labor's performance in Parliament over the last week has been even worse
.. referring to two two Opposition MPs who were thrown out of question time yesterday
.. after taunting PETER COSTELLO with a toy chicken.

AAP RTV mfh/sb/srp/bart

KEYWORD: MIGRATION FIGHT (CANBERRA)

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