Column - Turnbull can’t be a real Liberal to think Rudd worth backing

LIBERALS should be shocked that Malcolm Turnbull wants to back Kevin Rudd’s bid to head the United Nations.

And don’t buy his denials. The Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop are helping the former Labor leader already. Diplomats report they have been asked to help Rudd lobby for votes in the ballot to become UN secretary-general.

But how can Liberals possibly allow Turnbull and Bishop to help an unworthy Labor foe to such a...