Andrew Hastie says there is ‘no challenge’ to Sussan Ley after stepping down from Liberal frontbench

Andrew Hastie has ruled out an imminent challenge to Sussan Ley’s leadership of the Liberal party after dramatically quitting the shadow cabinet.

But the former solider has vowed to keep publicly prosecuting his Australia-first agenda from the backbench, maintaining pressure on Ley as she attempts to unite her fractured party.

Hastie resigned from the frontbench on Friday over a split with Ley on immigration policy, following a series of provocative policy interventions that tested the opposition leader’s authority and raised speculation the former solider was preparing a tilt at the top job. Future Liberal leader or party disruptor? Andrew Hastie and the rise of the ‘Maga right’ Read more

The West Australian MP claimed Ley made clear in a “charter letter” issued on Tuesday th