Turnbull tips on former Liberal colleagues
Malcolm Turnbull has again dumped on his former Liberal colleagues for ousting him as prime minister.
Speaking to the BBC in London overnight, he described the August coup as a "peculiarly Australian form of madness".
Mr Turnbull continued to claim he was removed because he was on track to beat Labor Leader Bill Shorten.
"Basically, you could argue that their concern was not that I would lose the election but rather that I would win it," he told the British broadcaster.
Mr Turnbull said the Liberals were just two points behind in the public polls, and ahead in internal polling of marginal seats.
"It was a peculiarly Australian form of madness I'm afraid."
The former prime minister pointed out the Liberal Party was now polling poorly compared to his own performance ahead of the August spill.
"It still could win the election, the Liberal government, but its position is much less favourable than it was in August."
