Lay down misère …

Ms Gillard said people would have to choose whether they believed Mr Blewitt – a self-confessed fraudster who she said had been described by associates as “a complete imbecile, an idiot, a stooge, a sexist pig, a liar” – or the Prime Minister.

“It’s going to come down to Mr Blewitt’s word against mine … his word against mine, make your mind up.”