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Liberal-turned-independent politician Craig Kelly has jumped ship to Clive Palmer’s political party, promising the mining magnate will pour tens of millions of dollars into the next election campaign.

Mr Kelly, who was forced to quit the government for his support for discredited COVID “treatments” and opposition to COVID measures, claimed he would set United Australia Party policies, focusing on an anti-lockdown platform.

“I believe we will have massive support across the nation,” the member for Hughes said at a Parliament House press conference on Monday morning.

“The United Australia Party will be fighting to end the lockdowns, and to offer an alternate approach to the mayhem and destruction that is the policies of both the Labor and Liberal parties.”

It had been rumoured in Canberra circles for some time that Mr Kelly could join UAP after he and Mr Palmer were spotted together inside parliament in May. It had also been speculated Mr Kelly might join Rod Culleton’s Great Australia Party, after also being spotted with star candidate Pete Evans in parliament.

The Australian reported Mr Palmer would “bankroll” Mr Kelly’s re-election campaign as an independent, and his plans to sue Facebook for defamation after the MP was barred from the social media platform over COVID “misinformation”.

At the time, a spokesperson for Mr Palmer refused to comment on the report or any financial aid to Mr Kelly, saying the mining magnate’s meeting was about “just catching up with friends – nothing more”.

But Mr Kelly confirmed the switch on Monday, saying he would be the party’s official leader and set its policies. Mr Palmer, he said, would continue as the party’s chairman.

“I’ll be the one giving the policy direction, I’ll be the front of the advertising campaign,” Mr Kelly said.

In a statement to The New Daily, a spokesperson for Mr Palmer claimed COVID suppression measures were “hopeless efforts” by politicians “to lock people up and rob them of their freedom and liberties”.

“We can never trust the Liberal or Labor parties again,” Mr Palmer said.

Read more:

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/08/23/craig-kelly-united-australia-party/

GusNote: we cannot trust Clive Palmer. He's the double-coat dude who aligned himself with a bunch of political novices (some brain dead ones, some who eventually saw his large ignorance) to kill off our only chance at emission reductions... As a rich dinosaur, Clive Palmer has more clever cash than brains... His followers are mostly "idiots" from Queensland. But I suppose one needs idiots in a democracy to expose the importance of what we have, even it it's a bit wonky.

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