Citizenship scandal to hit five Labor MPs

THE citizenship scandal plaguing the Australian parliament could be blow up even further with the government said to have up to five opposition MPs in the firing line.

Labor could be the next to feel the heat, with the government reportedly prepared to challenge the election of MPs they believe may not have been properly elected.

The coalition appears willing to use its numbers to challenge Labor MPs Justine Keay, Susan Lamb, Brendan O’Connor, Maria Vamvakinou and Tony Zappia on the grounds they’ve not done enough to end doubts over their citizenship, The Australian reports.

In an interview Tuesday morning, Attorney-General George Brandis accused Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of “not being honest” when it came to members of his own party whose citizenship was in question.

“Nobody can criticise the government for concealing any inconvenient facts,” Mr Brandis said.

“Mr Shorten is trying to hide behind ignorance in order to conceal the fact that some of his members may have the same difficulty.”

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