"None of this is particularly edifying for anyone. I don't want to be doing this, I don't want to be having these discussions on television, trying to defend myself. But that's the reality of politics sometimes - it's not pleasant. I'm not going to shy away, I'm not going to be hounded out from standing for what I believe in."
Flynn revealed he called her the night before he announced his plan to stand but explicitly denied asking Nicoll to stand aside for him. He said the pair had a 'fairly cordial conversation' where he made clear his intentions.
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