Tag: Leader of the Opposition

Former Opposition leader Mark Latham is tossing up a return to politics, but it's not clear which party would make the best fit for the one-time Labor leader who has since been exiled from the party. Mr Latham appeared with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson on Sky News last night, but said he was still undecided on whether he would join her party. "Whether he wants to get involved in politics again, that's up to Mark." Mr Latham joined Senator Leyonhjelm's party last year. "The Liberal Democrats, for example, support low taxes. For its part, the Labor party has already declared it will never take Mr Latham back. And ALP President Wayne Swan said the idea of Mark Latham making a political return at all was extraordinary. "He's been in just about every political party in the history of this country," Mr Swan said. Mr Swan also scoffed at Mr Latham's plan for an amalgamation of minor parties. He said both One Nation and Mr Latham would just support Coalition policies anyway.