Garrett says Rudd can help out June 8, 2013 - 1:16PM School education minister Peter Garrett says he would be happy to have Kevin Rudd or any other Labor MP campaign in his electorate. But he's endorsed Prime Minister Julia Gillard as Labor leader. Mr Rudd sparked fresh media speculation about a comeback when he made a high-profile visit to Geelong on Friday as Ms Gillard met unions and employers to discuss the future of the car industry. During his media appearances, Mr Rudd again said he was not a candidate for the leadership, saw no circumstances in which he would return and was happy to help campaign for Labor MPs in marginal seats. Mr Garrett said on Saturday that when it came to campaigning, it was about every MP "getting out there and doing their thing." "Any person is welcome to come and campaign with me in my electorate and I will go out and campaign in any other person's electorate if my diary permits," he told reporters in Canberra. He says it's Opposition Leader Tony Abbott who poses the greatest risk to Australia if the coalition is victorious at the election in September. Labor will do all it can to win, "notwithstanding the challenging polls and notwithstanding the challenging political terrain." Every single person in the Labor Party and every single person who cares about politics in the country would expect us to do that. That's what I have always done, that's what I'll continue to do," Mr Garrett said. With Julia Gillard at the helm? "Of course and no more need be said," he said.