Malcolm Turnbull has made a bizarre claim about former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

In his new podcast, Mr Turnbull claims “The reason he [Tony Abbott] didn’t lose the seat in 2016 is because I wrote to everyone and begged them to vote for him”.

“With Malcolm, it’s all about Malcolm,” Ben said.

“I swear, he can write himself into any situation”

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