![I was a very senior minister in the Howard government and I sat around this particular table [in the prime ministerial office] in many discussions. The difference between being a senior minister and the prime minister is that ultimately the buck does stop with the prime minister and in the end the prime minister has to make those critical judgement calls and that's the big difference.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-was-a-very-senior-minister-in-the-howard-government-and-i-sat-around-this-parti.jpg)
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