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Scoop Link: Gillard, Rudd Accused Of Welshing On Leadership Deals | The Australian
JULIA Gillard faces claims she reneged on a deal to put Kevin Rudd in cabinet before the election and that she has left him without prospects of holding a ministry.
But Mr Rudd faces counter charges that he, too, broke conditions of the original deal on the dramatic night of June 23 when Ms Gillard confronted him over a leadership transition.
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In a confidential diplomatic cable from the New Zealand high commission in Canberra to the New Zealand government, a briefing based on "those close to the conversation which occurred between the Prime Minister and Kevin Rudd MP on Sunday (June 27)" claims Mr Rudd "has apparently conveniently forgotten that the 'deal' struck in advance of the leadership spill was that he would stand down immediately".
The cable, a copy of which has been obtained by The Australian, said: "Gillard's staff had not wanted the PM to offer her predecessor a new role, least of all the role of minister of foreign affairs." Last night, Labor sources did not deny the diplomatic briefing that Mr Rudd had stood firm on his demand that he was "owed" the foreign affairs role or that "the package" brokered by Senator Faulkner involved Mr Rudd agreeing to "stand down immediately" without Ms Gillard having to face a ballot.
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Last night, Ms Gillard, Mr Rudd and the New Zealand high commission all declined to comment.
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