Labor ministry a win for warlords: Bishop July 1, 2013 - 1:15PM Federal Labor remains divided under Kevin Rudd, with the prime minister announcing a new front bench that represents "a triumph for factional warlords," Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop says. Mr Rudd's decision to retain ministers who did not support his return as leader signals the failure of the party to unite, the senior Liberal says. "Kevin Rudd will be surrounded by people like Gary Gray, Tanya Plibersek, Kate Ellis, who think he's incompetent and dysfunctional," Ms Bishop told reporters in Adelaide on Monday. So Labor remains a bitterly divided rabble, with many ministers refusing to serve under Kevin Rudd. She said Labor Party ministers who behaved badly in the past had also been promoted. "It is a ministry that rewards deceit, dishonesty and disloyalty and it is a triumph for factional warlords," Ms Bishop said. Labor's new line-up includes the highest number of women ever included in an Australian government cabinet. "I don't believe anyone should be fooled by Kevin Rudd's pious claims to appoint more women or his calls for more compassion in politics when he has the political blood of Australia's first female prime minister dripping from his hands," Ms Bishop said.