Fed: Downer will not tell Costello what to do

AAP General News (Australia)
02-23-2009
Fed: Downer will not tell Costello what to do

CANBERRA, Feb 23 AAP - Alexander Downer has rejected reports he told Liberal colleagues
Peter Costello should leave federal politics at the next election.

The former Liberal leader says he doesn't want to tell Mr Costello what to do.

Debate over Mr Costello's parliamentary future has been reignited after another former
Liberal leader John Hewson called on the former treasurer to quit politics for the sake
of the …