From 4h agoPocock open to independents forming party to counter One NationDavid Pocock has said he’s open to the idea of independents forming a party to tackle One Nation’s growing influence on the right.Insiders host David Speers asked the independent senator for the ACT if independents forming a party would be a better strategy to tackle One Nation’s rise. Pocock said:
double quotation markThere’s plenty of conversations going on all the time.
Asked if he was open to it, he said: “I’m always happy to chat about the future of our country”:
double quotation markI think there’s so many people in politics for the right reasons and, when you’re in there, you want to say, well, how do we actually ensure that people can elect people that are going to come here and really deal with the root causes of the problems that we’re facing, because we haven’t seen that.
At the next election, Pocock said he’d like to see an independent run for parliament in every electorate who is supported by the community.Speers asked: “Do you see this moment as a moment where independents like you should be forming a party, or is staying independent more important to you? How do you think about your own future here?”Pocock responded: “It’s a big question in the current political climate as an independent.”He continued:
