Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has challenged Opposition Leader Sussan Ley to order frontbench colleague Alex Hawke to apologise to her, escalating the infighting that has engulfed the Liberal Party over the firebrand senator’s claims about Indian immigration.

Price’s demand came after Hawke spent Monday calling on the senator to say sorry for claiming to the ABC last week that the federal government was bringing in migrants “from particular countries over others” to win votes, naming the “Indian community” as an example.

While Price quickly clarified her remarks, the senator’s refusal to apologise is infuriating colleagues and putting pressure on Ley’s leadership. Price’s fresh demand will set another test for the opposition leader, who must rein in the senator or risk losin

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