Leadership challenge by conservative MP is a matter of when, not if, they say
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Angus Taylor is expected to challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership within days, according to supporters who argue “something has to change” after a horror opinion poll and the chaos of the Coalition split.
While no decision has been made, conservative MPs believe it is a matter of when, not if, Taylor brings on a leadership vote this week after the latest Newspoll showed the Coalition’s primary vote had collapsed to a historic low of 18% – nine percentage points behind Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/09/angus-taylor-sussan-ley-liberal-leadership-challenge-expected
Author : Dan Jervis-Bardy and Tom McIlroy
Publish date : 2026-02-09 03:42:00
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