Andrew Constance's shock withdrawal from Eden-Monaro byelection blindsides federal Liberals

The NSW transport minister confirmed his withdrawal on Wednesday, throwing the Coalition’s efforts to take the seat from Labor into disarray

Andrew Constance has shocked colleagues by pulling out of the Eden-Monaro byelection only a day after he put up his hand to contest the ultra-marginal seat for the federal Liberal party.

Constance confirmed his withdrawal from the contest in a statement, which acknowledged his about-face would confound people. “I appreciate people will be confused by my actions over the past couple of days, and for that I am sorry.”

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