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Somyurek brought down in Labor civil war

Phillip Coorey
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A Victorian federal Labor MP whose electorate office was used for a sting operation to incriminate alleged branch stacker Adem Somyurek says he will co-operate with authorities as the federal government weighed in, calling it a matter of "serious concern''.

Anthony Byrne, whose office had a secret camera installed to record a conversation with Mr Somyurek, was not present at the time and said there was a lot of misinformation about his role.

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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com

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