The independent Nationals MP Tony Crook will support the flood levy legislation in the House of Representatives, in a blow to Tony Abbott’s attempts to block the tax. Crook is the member for O’Connor, the Western Australian electorate he won from the Liberal Party’s Wilson Tuckey at last year’s election. Whilst broadly supportive of the coalition, Crook has voted with the government on a number of pieces of legislation and procedural motions. This is the text of a statement posted on Tony Crook’s website. Support for Commonwealth Flood Response Package, Crook FEDERAL Member for O’Connor Tony Crook today announced he would support the proposed Commonwealth Flood Response Package, due to be introduced when Parliament resumes next week. Mr Crook this morning held discussions with Prime Minister Julia Gillard regarding the detail of the funding package. “After careful consideration of the facts that I have been provided to date in relation…