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It might be something worth investigating. Scullion as a CLP member used to (and I thought still does) vote en bloc with the Nats in the Senate, and was the leader of the Nats in the Senate, until was deposed as leader of the
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Scullion remains deputy leader of the National Party itself. Being a shadow minister doesn't stop someone from being classed as 'a crossbencher' I wouldn't have thought.
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