Scott Morrison insists Linda Reynolds will keep Defence ministry despite pressure over Brittany Higgins scandal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists Linda Reynolds will return to work as Australia’s Defence Minister despite mounting pressure to demote her for her handling of Brittany Higgins’s rape allegations.

Senator Reynolds remains in hospital, where she was admitted at her cardiologist’s urging out of an abundance of caution for a pre-existing condition on Wednesday morning.

“She’s doing a great job, and I have great confidence in the work that she’s doing,” Mr Morrison told reporters on Thursday morning.

Senator Reynolds has been under sustained pressure for more than a week, following revelations Ms Higgins was allegedly raped inside the minister’s office in 2019.

Ms Higgins formally lodged her complaint with the Australian Federal Police…