Politics by Anna Caldwell, Clarissa Bye and Lachlan Leeming 7th Apr 2021 5:30 AM Premium Content  Facing a cabinet revolt and defeat in a critical by-election, NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean was on Tuesday privately apologising to colleagues for an "error of political judgment" in appointing Malcolm Turnbull to a government Âemissions reduction board. The Environment Minister executed a spectacular backflip after a week of internal party criticism with a phone call to his close friend and former PM to rescind the offer to chair the state's Net Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board. It can be revealed the phone call came after Mr Kean texted one senior critic - Police Minister David Elliott - on Monday night, saying he had heard the party room's concerns and was trying to find a solution.