fˈɔːɹmɚ lˈɪbɚɹəl lˈiːdɚɹ ˈiːən ˈɛvənz wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ lˈeɪbəl ðə θɹˈɛt tə sˈʌtʃɪz pɹɪsᵻlˈɛkʃən æz ˈeɪ "mɪstˈeɪk" ænd hɪz dᵻmˈoʊʃən tə ðə bˈækbɛntʃ æz "stˈuːpɪd pˈɑːlətˌɪks".
Former Liberal leader Iain Evans would later label the threat to Such's preselection as a "mistake" and his demotion to the backbench as "stupid politics".