OPPOSITION Leader Lawrence Springborg has refused to rebuke one of his MPs, after he questioned whether Australian politicians were “guilty of muspandering”.

Cleveland MP Mark Robinson took to Twitter to declare that any “call for Tony Abbott to be silent is an attack on free speech”, after the former PM aired his views on radicalisation.

The LNP MP tweeted: “Are Aussie pollies guilty of #muspandering (pandering to Muslims) as US pollies are of #hispandering (pandering to Hispanic people).”

In a statement, Mr Springborg warned against playing into the hands of extremists with commentary.

Are Aussie pollies guilty of #muspandering (pandering to Muslims) as US pollies are of #hispandering (pandering to Hispanic people) #auspol — Mark Robinson MP (@MarkRobinsonMP) December 11, 2015

“I have no problem with public debate and he’s entitled to his opinion,” he said.

media_camera Cleveland MP Mark Robinson

“But I echo the words of the Prime Minister in saying we have to be careful not to play into the hands of our enemies and tag all with the crimes of a few.”

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Education Minister Kate Jones called on Mr Springborg to consider disendorsing Mr Robinson over the “inflammatory” tweets.

“It’s about time Mr Springborg showed some leadership and disendorsed someone who is clearly not suitable for office,” she said.