Both sides of the political divide will be trying to out-do each other over use of taxpayer-funded chauffeurs.
Both sides of politics have skeletons in the wine cellar. Now the door is being flung open.
Jo Haylen’s unauthorised use of a government car and driver begs the question:has the Minns government grown too comfortable with the trappings of power?
The fallout from Jo Haylen’s resignation will force Premier Chris Minns into his first substantial reshuffle since being elected two years ago.
Jo Haylen quits as minister for transport after having rudely discovered in politics there is no such thing as a free ride.
Haylen,one of Premier Chris Minns’ closest allies in parliament,will step down from the ministry after a string of revelations surrounding her use of ministerial vehicles.
Premier Chris Minns is only changing the rules for parliamentary drivers because Jo Haylen was caught out. The government has better things to do with its time.
After being blindsided on 2GB radio,the premier has agreed to confront Jo Haylen about another allegation of her using a taxpayer funded driver to take her on a winery trip.
The transport minister will keep her job despite disrespecting the use of a taxpayer-funded ministerial driver,the premier said.
The Minns government’s most accident-prone minister comes a cropper again.