Insiders dish on Phillips' abrupt exit

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Stunners abound at the Pink Palace. Insiders dish on ROD PHILLIPS’s surprise exit and the Liberals came out on top ever so slightly in a new poll that was promptly trashed by their rivals. And there’s a bunch of fresh faces on the 2022 ticket. #NewsFridays, amirite?

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PHILLIPS OUT — “A shocker.” “Premier’s Office is pissed.” “He…