Premier Cook says the decision of he and his partner moving to a residence close to Parliament House will help him further focus on his work.

If Roger Cook is going to deliver controversial news to the public — this week, his decision to move out of his own Kwinana electorate — his reasoning had to be believable. It wasn’t, says .

In a message to Kwinana Labor branch members on Saturday afternoon, Cook said he was moving from his Wellard home with his wife Carly Lane closer to Parliament House in West Perth.