Labour urges UK government not to hire Tony Abbott as trade envoy
appointment of Tony Abbott as a trade envoy because of his views about women, equal marriage and climate change, with Labour calling for the idea to be scrapped.“I have real concerns about Tony Abbott and don’t think he’s the right person for the job,” Keir Starmer said in a TV clip. “And if I was prime minister I wouldn’t appoint him.”The Labour leader’s comments come after Matt Hancock, the health secretary, expressed some apparent discomfort at the appointment, declining to endorse the former Australian prime minister’s views.Later, the international trade secretary, Liz Truss, was chastised in the Commons by the Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, for refusing twice to engage with questions from Labour about Abbott’s suitability.The government has.
