One Nation MP in tense TV stand off on NSW election night

One Nation MP Mark Lathan slammed Climate 200 founder in a tense TV interview on election night.

One Nation MP Mark Latham has slammed Climate 200 founder in a tense TV interview on election night.

During the bold stand-off Mr Latham called Simon Holmes a Court “a complete and utter fraud”.

His comments came as he claimed the teals should declare themselves as a political party after questioning who chose their five candidates.

“You can’t answer that question because you’re a complete and utter fraud, that’s what you are,” Latham said.

Mr Holmes a Court conceded that none of the five teal candidates funded by Climate 200 were likely to pull off a win.

One Nation MP Mark Latham has slammed Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes a Court in a tense TV interview. Picture: Gaye Gerard / NCA Newswire

“We’ll be very happy if a number of these seats go marginal,” he said.

“Most of these seats haven’t changed hands in a generation or two. So bringing genuine contest in these seats and the community engaging in politics, that’s a win before we start.”

The Coalition government holds 45 seat – 33 for the Liberals and 12 for the Nationals, Labor 36, the Greens three, while there are nine independents, including two former Liberal MPs.

Labor went into Saturday’s election needing to win at least nine seats to claim government. 

But Newspoll’s two-party-preferred result of 54.5-45.5 represents a 6.5 per cent swing against the Coalition, which would give Labor up to 10 extra seats.

That would give Labor the 47 seats for a majority without the support of the crossbench, but a uniform swing is doubtful.

In another boost for Labor, Mr Minns has scored a two-point leader as preferred premier over Mr Perrottet for the first time in this Newspoll.