WA election: Zak Kirkup tells Liberal Party launch he will take ‘full ownership’ for election outcome

WA Liberal leader Zak Kirkup has told his party faithful he will take “full ownership” for whatever happens at this month’s election, admitting the decision to concede his party will not win as “controversial and unconventional”.

Mr Kirkup made an impassioned speech at his campaign launch today, telling volunteers and candidates the campaign was “tough and hard and unprecedented”.

“I appreciate that for some it was difficult to hear but … we need to make sure that the people of our state…