The hung parliament can be very bruising for an MP's ego GETTING attention in the current political environment is a brutal ego gamble. At least two Coalition MPs learnt that lesson the hard way this morning. Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison was left somewhat bemused when mid-sentence he was shafted by the press pack who scurried off to chase another MP - Labor's Joel Fitzgibbon. Hands in his pockets, Mr Morrison was left alone with no one but his press secretary Julian Leembruggen and the row of fluffy TV microphones to keep him company in the subzero Canberra cold. All he could do was watch on and wish the pack was back with him. "Sorry" his press sec muttered. Mr Fitzgibbon, who wasn't seeking to make media comment and was on the phone as he made his way to a waiting car, tried to brush off the pack. "Hang on we've got some media company here," he said to the mystery caller on the other end of the line. But today, everyone wants to speak with Labor MPs who might not adhere to the party line. Mr Fitzgibbon yesterday on breakfast television mocked the emailed run sheet MPs are sent telling them what to say on which issues. And Kevin Rudd's closest colleagues have said they would back another leadership tilt so long as he definitely would run. As the media pack returned Mr Morrison tried to set aside the hurt and quipped "that will warm you up" of the running dash the media had just underwent. Moments earlier Kevin Rudd had walked past the daily "parliamentary doors" media scrum and Mr Morrison's colleague - opposition justice spokesman Michael Keenan - was shafted in a similar manner. "Kevin Rudd" one of my colleagues mouthed to me and looked in the direction of the former prime minister. Without thought we all broke away from Mr Keenan and ran for Mr Rudd. His comments were worth more than Mr Keenan's at the time. Tomorrow, however, is another day. Follow Lanai on Twitter: @pollietracker Join the conversation on The Punch's Twitter account@ThePunchHQ or at our Facebook page.