Directory assistance

Gavin Simms of The e-Independent reports, rather astonishingly:

When asked why they’d want to distance themselves from one of the most popular premiers our country has ever seen, Williams replied: “I’m at a loss to understand — I don’t have any explanations whatsoever for their reasoning.” An example Williams gave of the distancing he’s felt from the government leadership was, “They don’t even want me to have the cell numbers of cabinet ministers.”

Presumably the recovering Premier would already have the personal cell numbers of his friends in his own former cabinet in his personal Rolodex. Why would he even want or need any other cell numbers?