Premier Roger Cook has dodged a yes or no question on whether he intends to lead his party to the 2029 election at a Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA lunch in Perth on Thursday.

When taking part in a rapid-fire question round with moderator, 9 News Perth’s Connor McGoverne, and asked whether Sussan Ley would lead the Coalition in the next federal election Cook said: “that’s a question for the blue team”.

McGoverne immediately followed up with the question: “Will Roger Cook lead WA Labor to the 2029 election?” to which he declined to provide a yes or no answer.

“That’s a question for a range of people...my caucus will make some decisions about these things, as will the people of Western Australia,” he said.

“Can I say I lead an incredible team and I lead an amazing state? It’s a humb

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