Monique Ryan awkwardly brushes off questions from Sky News’ Laura Jayes

Teal MP Monique Ryan has awkwardly brushed questions from a journalist outside an early-vote polling booth while live on air. WATCH the exchange here.

Victorian MP Monique Ryan has awkwardly brushed off questions from a journalist outside an early-vote polling booth on Tuesday morning.

The Kooyong MP was campaigning outside the polling booth in her electorate when she was approached live-on-air by Sky News’ Laura Jayes who asked how her campaign was going.

Dr Ryan, who appeared reluctant to answer, said “I am here to engage with voters. We’re in pre-poll (voting),”.

“It’s the middle of an election campaign. I’m not sure it’s ideal for you to be interrupting that process,” Dr Ryan said.

“I have declined an interview with you already.”

A screenshot from the live Sky News broadcast.

Ms Jayes persevered and asked whether her thoughts on MPs paying influencers for content had changed. Dr Ryan responded “thanks”, before turning and walking away from the journalist.

A woman wearing a Monique Ryan hoodie then said “she’s already declined the interview” before asking Ms Jayes to “go back”.

Dr Ryan was asked last week about revelations on whether MPs should disclose when they are paying influencers to produce content for them, saying firstly she had no strong views before then backflipping and saying influencer content paid for by MPs should be declared.

The Teal MP is looking to retain the Victorian seat of Kooyong, with Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer contesting the seat.

In March, Dr Ryan’s husband apologised after he was caught pulling down a Liberal competitor’s poster.

A video shows Peter Jordan carrying a large Amelia Hamer poster down the street near Burke Rd, Hawthorn, in the Kooyong electorate.

Peter Jordan, Monique Ryan’s husband, was filmed pulling down a rival candidate’s poster. Picture: Supplied

Peter Jordan makes off with a large Amelia Hamer poster in Kooyong. Picture: Supplied

He claimed in the video that the sign was illegally put up and “anyone can take it down” saying if another appeared in its place it would be “taken down again”.

Mr Jordan later changed his tune offering up an apology for the act.

“I unreservedly apologise for removing the sign — it was a mistake,” he said.

“I believed the sign was illegally placed but I should have reported my concerns to council.”

Dr Ryan also apologised for the removal of the sign saying “it should not have happened”.

Originally published as Monique Ryan awkwardly brushes off questions from Sky News’ Laura Jayes