He was mortified to hear about it and how things have been handled,” the text says, as reported by The Australian. Newly revealed text messages undermine Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s claim that his office only learned of former staffer Brittany Higgins’ allegation of rape at Parliament House last week, according to news reports. A Liberal staffer text Brittany Higgins 11 days after the alleged incident to confirm he had spoken to someone in the Prime Minister's team. Days after the alleged incident, Reynolds called a meeting in the same office where Higgins said she was raped. “It just doesn’t stack up.”After the alleged text exchange leaked on Friday, Twitter users speculated that Morrison’s job could be on the line.

Source: Huffington Post February 19, 2021 02:15 UTC