Qld election 2020: ‘He wants a Premier who will do what he says’: Deputy premier Steven Miles hits back at PM

The deputy premier has delivered a scathing slap back to Morrison, accusing him of deserting his post to campaign in Queensland.

Queensland deputy premier Steven Miles has been a willing thorn in the side of the Federal Government, regularly picking fights with the Prime Minister and other Liberal rivals in NSW.

And during his press conference alongside Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Monday morning, he once again took aim at Scott Morrison.

Mr Miles said the Prime Minister had launched an “extraordinary attack” on him.

“He said I should stick to my day job, well this is my day job — delivering more and better health services for Queenslanders,” said the deputy premier who also serves as the state’s Health Minister.

“This is from a bloke who has taken a whole week off leading our country to prop up his party here in Queensland in a state election campaign all because he wants to elect a premier who will just do what he says.”

On Sunday, Mr Morrison said of Mr Miles: “I think this guy’s got to grow up, I really think he does. I think those sort of juvenile remarks reflect terribly on him.”

It followed Mr Miles saying: “The Prime Minister is personally running the LNP’s campaign here in Queensland ... he is not a candidate in this election."

Meanwhile, the preference deals continue to break down after it was revealed Labor is threatening to tear up its longstanding deal with the Greens after a senior figure referenced the term "fugly slut" in a social media post about former deputy premier Jackie Trad.

The blog is no longer live, but feel free to have a read below to see how the day unfolded in the Sunshine State.