Jacqui Lambie Network MP Andrew Jenner​ has sensationally and repeatedly called Deputy Premier Michael Ferguson's position "untenable".

Mr Jenner said it is "fairly obvious" that Mr Ferguson needs to go—rightly pointing out that Mr Ferguson is responsible for the biggest infrastructure stuff up in Tasmanian history—and said, "the buck has to stop somewhere".

By backing Senator Lambie's calls for Michael Ferguson to resign, Mr Jenner has not only split from the Liberals but also from his state colleagues Rebekah Pentland and Miriam Beswick. The two Jacqui Lambie Network MPs, who stood for election on a platform of transparency and accountability, are standing by Michael Ferguson's handling of the Spirits scandal. It's little wonder no one knows what the Jacqui Lambie Network stands for.

The fact is the new Spirits project is five years late, $500 million over budget, and every year of delays is now costing Tasmanian tourism businesses half a billion dollars in lost revenue. It's the biggest, but unfortunately just the latest example of the Liberals' inability to get anything done.

With a political crisis now engulfing the government because of Mr Jenner's comments, the Liberals' inability to get anything done is only set to get worse.

Shane Broad MP
Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Assembly