By Karen Ruiz For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 17:05 BST, 24 June 2019 | Updated: 17:05 BST, 24 June 2019
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Peter Dutton has claimed Malcolm Turnbull offered him the deputy prime minister position before last year's leadership spill which saw him ousted as PM.
The Home Affairs Minister made the bombshell claims in part one of new Sky News documentary Bad Blood/New Blood which premieres on Tuesday night.
Mr Dutton revealed the former PM approached him following a partyroom meeting last August and urged him to stay on as Home Affairs Minister.
'I said, "Malcolm, that position is untenable and I can't accept that'',' Mr Dutton told the network, The Australian reported.
He then claimed Turnbull offered him then Deputy Leader Julie Bishop's position - which he also shot down.
Peter Dutton has claimed Malcolm Turnbull offered him the deputy prime minister position in the wake of last year's leadership spill which saw him ousted as leader
'It's all pretty high-stakes discussions and a desire to see the best possible outcome, so in my mind an easy transition is always the best but … he offered me the deputy leader position,' he added.
'I said to him, given what had just taken place, that wasn't credible and it wasn't his to gift either.'
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