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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 28 Oct, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » PUP's third Senate seat in doubt, senator-elect says no formal deal with Muir By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths The Palmer United Party's influence in the Senate has been thrown into doubt, with its WA Senate seat now uncertain and a senator-elect describing the deal with the Motoring Enthusiast Party as merely a "gentleman's handshake". Earlier this month the PUP signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MEP senator-elect Ricky Muir, forming a powerful voting bloc of four when the new Senate sits in July next year. But today Tasmanian PUP senator-elect Jacqui Lambie said her party and Mr Muir would "watch each other's back" but that their votes were not in automatic lock-step. Mr Palmer, who announced the voting alliance with Mr Muir in a press conference in Brisbane nearly three weeks ago, was not at today's press conference in Hobart. 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More » Petrol price tipped to continue falling as Australian dollar rises and global oil prices drop Plan for Australia Post to take over Centrelink operations criticised Xenophon says dairy takeover bid highlights problems with foreign investment rules The week ahead Politics More Politics » PUP's third Senate seat in doubt, senator-elect says no formal deal with Muir By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths The Palmer United Party's influence in the Senate has been thrown into doubt, with its WA Senate seat now uncertain and a senator-elect describing the deal with the Motoring Enthusiast Party as merely a "gentleman's handshake". Earlier this month the PUP signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MEP senator-elect Ricky Muir, forming a powerful voting bloc of four when the new Senate sits in July next year. But today Tasmanian PUP senator-elect Jacqui Lambie said her party and Mr Muir would "watch each other's back" but that their votes were not in automatic lock-step. 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