done a deal with devil
One hopes he keeps his receipts.
It's strange that he wouldn't hedge his bets by having a fallback to blame Albo if or when the big silver bird "augers" in. By getting into bed with the devil he makes himself a "buckstop". Or is that "buckshot"?
Remember Chamberlain trying to broker a deal with Hitler.
Most all Transport Ministers have historically been a few sandwiches short of a picnic at the best of time. A Transport Minister should be a loose cannon like Barnaby or even "the potplant Senator".