Assistant Treasurer Robin Scott has ended up being the second Victorian state Labor MP to resign in the wake of an expose into former Labor powerbroker Adem Somyurek.
Key points:
- Mr Somyurek resigned from the Labor Party this morning following reports that he had been associated with branch stacking
- Mr Scott is a factional ally of Mr Somyurek and was called in the reports
- He said he was confident that examinations into the matters would clear his name
Mr Scott, who was likewise Minister for Veterans, launched a statement this afternoon stating that he was resigning from Cabinet.
He said he eagerly anticipated clearing his name however did not want to be an interruption for the Federal government.
Mr Scott is a factional ally of Mr Somyurek, who was sacked by Premier Daniel Andrews today
Channel 9 last night aired accusations that Mr Somyurek had actually been involved in branch stacking and the report included a recording of him utilizing offending language about a ministerial coworker.
Mr Somyurek has rejected the accusations and stated the recordings were of private conversations between