'My mum is the smartest woman I've ever known': Emotional Bill Shorten breaks down in tears as he defends his mother after he was accused of omitting a vital fact about her during Q&A speech
By Stephen Johnson For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 02:44 BST, 8 May 2019 | Updated: 02:45 BST, 8 May 2019
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An emotional Bill Shorten broke down in tears as he defended his mother after he faced claims he hid the truth about her career.
Struggling to speak at times, the Labor leader said his mother Ann was the 'smartest woman I've ever known' as he spoke at an election campaign event.
Mr Shorten was caught omitting one vital fact from his sob story on Q&A about his late mother's dream to be a lawyer on Monday night.
