Mark King, Senator For A Day

And while those foreign policy positions are unpopular and unsupported within his party, even the Leader's internal moves are being questioned. He recently struck a deal between two hopefuls for the Pickstock constituency: Dean Samuels and Mark King. Both wanted to contest a convention for the constituency, but Barrow worked out a compromise, getting King to step aside to allow Samuels an uncontested endorsement as standard bearer. In exchange, he named King National Coordinator, despite his deeply dubious reputation within the party and his problematic tenure as an elected official from 2012 to 2015.

Showing up as a new favorite of leader Shyne, King appeared in the Senate today as a temporary appointment.