Qld: Springborg shrugs off claims of fractured LNP

AAP General News (Australia)
02-24-2009
Qld: Springborg shrugs off claims of fractured LNP

By Jessica Marszalek

BRISBANE, Feb 24 AAP - The Liberal National Party (LNP) faced claims of disunity on
only the second day of the state election campaign on Tuesday.

An LNP member announced he would run as an independent and a media conference by party
backer Clive Palmer was called off.

Former LNP frontbencher Stuart Copeland announced he would run as an independent against
LNP incumbent Ray Hopper in the southwestern seat of Condamine.

Mr Copeland was left without a seat after his seat of Cunningham was abolished in …