23 Aug 2018 08:44

Peta Credlin has lashed at Julie Bishop and torn Malcolm Turnbull to shreds during a scathing attack on the Liberal Party

Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff spoke angrily of today’s political events, which she described as “absolutely unprecedented”.

“I’ve often been disappointed and sometimes I’ve been angry but never before have I been so saddened, and even ashamed, to be associated with the Parliamentary Liberal Party,” Credlin said on Sky News.

Credlin described longstanding party deputy leader Julie Bishop as “Turnbull in a skirt”, but focused most of her time on the current prime minister.

“The prime minister took responsibility for nothing at all,” she said.

“You know I’ve never been much of a fan of Malcolm Turnbull, I’ve seen his tantrums and his lack of judgement when I was his deputy chief of staff.

“I’ve also been a victim of his office’s leaking and his backstabbing when I was Tony Abbott’s chief of staff. This bastardry is beyond anything I imagined possible, even from him.”