Chris Trevor on the campaign trail during the 2010 election campaign. He's looking at running again, but will talk to former PM Kevin Rudd first. PIC: Darren England Source: The Courier-Mail
FORMER Labor MP Chris Trevor says he wants to seek "permission" from Kevin Rudd to recontest his old central Queensland seat because he does not want to "betray" the former prime minister.
Mr Trevor, who lost his seat of Flynn in 2010, said the way Julia Gillard rolled Mr Rudd in 2010 "substantially contributed" to his own defeat at the election that year - and would dog Labor until this year's September 14 poll.
The former MP said he would stand a better chance of winning back his seat if Mr Rudd made a comeback.
"If Julia Gillard remains prime minister there is a good chance of us winning the seat," Mr Trevor told The Courier-Mail. "But if Kevin was to return, I think obviously our chances would be better."
However, Mr Trevor said he missed representing his local area and wanted to be a candidate in Ms Gillard's team if he got the nod from the former prime minister.
"Once my decision is made about recontesting Flynn, I will give her (Ms Gillard) my full support," he said.
"But I want to speak to Kevin first . . . I don't want to betray him."
Mr Trevor, who runs a Gladstone legal practice, is considered by Labor strategists to be the party's only chance of winning back Flynn.
But his dogged support of Mr Rudd poses a challenge to Labor's election message.
Mr Trevor said he predicted at the time Mr Rudd was dumped that it would take two elections for voters to "forgive and forget" and warned the leadership turmoil would continue to haunt Labor this year.
He urged the party to heal the tension by reaching out to Mr Rudd and called on Labor powerbrokers to publicly "apologise" for Mr Rudd's dumping.
Despite his warnings, Mr Trevor said Labor could capitalise on a voter backlash against the LNP as a result of cuts to health and emergency services.
The former MP has been active in Labor organised rallies against cuts to the Moura Hospital and Eidsvold Hospital.
Mr Rudd's office said it was trying to schedule a meeting with Mr Trevor.
The former prime minister has recently increased his public activity.
He has also complained about a federal police investigation into a YouTube video of him swearing that helped spark his leadership challenge last year, and released documents about the inquiry he obtained under Freedom of Information laws.
Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop added to the intrigue around Mr Rudd yesterday, saying she would consider him for a diplomatic post if the Coalition won the election.
"He has talents and ability and experience in foreign policy that shouldn't be wasted, and I think former prime ministers usually have a contribution to make," Ms Bishop told Sky News.
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