THE Palmer United Party is taking legal action against Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie, attempting to claw back $2 million it spent on her campaign.
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PUP national director Peter Burke announced this morning the party would pursue Senator Lambie and Queensland Senator Glenn Lazarus under contract law.
Senator Lambie was first elected as a PUP candidate, but split to become an independent last year.
She yesterday announced her plans to start the Jacqui Lambie Network and field candidates in the next federal election.
''It is our view that Ms Lambie and Mr Lazarus have betrayed all those who voted for the Palmer United Party and the party’s members who worked so hard to get their representative elected in Tasmania and Queensland,'' Mr Burke said.
''The Palmer United Party relied on Glenn Lazarus’ and Jacqui Lambie’s promise when they sought endorsement to represent the party at the 2013 Senate election, that if elected they would represent Palmer United in the Senate for their six-year term.
''Relying on those promises, the party spent millions of dollars and thousands of party supporters worked hard to get Mr Lazarus and Ms Lambie elected,'' he said.