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Labor MP Tanya Plibersek Apologises After Comparing Liberal MP Peter Dutton To Voldemort

Labor MP Tanya Plibersek Apologises After Comparing Liberal MP Peter Dutton To Voldemort

Senior Labor MP Tanya Plibersek has apologised after she compared Liberal leadership candidate Peter Dutton to Voldemort, a Harry Potter villain.

In a live radio interview on Wednesday, Plibersek said that Dutton looks “a bit like Voldemort”.

“I think there will be a lot of children who have watched a lot of Harry Potter films who will be very frightened of what they are seeing on TV at night, that’s for sure,” Ms Plibersek told Brisbane radio 4BC.

When asked about what she meant, Plibersek said, “I am saying he looks a bit like Voldemort, and we will see whether he can do what he promised he would do when he was last running for leader which is smile more.’’

On Thursday morning, Plibersek apologised after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the comments were ‘not acceptable’.

“I think that in politics we need to treat each other with respect,” Mr Albanese said.

“Tanya recognises that which is why she apologised and I’m sure Peter Dutton accepted that and we move on.”

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