The man who wants to one day lead the Liberal party has raised eyebrows with a cryptic comment about his "enemies" in an email to supporters.

Andrew Hastie moved to the backbench earlier in October over a policy rift with leader Sussan Ley.

In an email sent on Friday, at the end of the first Parliamentary sitting week since he resigned from the shadow ministry, Mr Hastie told constituents the week had been "a big one."

"Many people have had their say about my resignation from the frontbench," he wrote.

"I've watched closely, as our enemies have unmasked their guns.

"But silence has been prudent.

"To quote the great British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli: 'Though I sit down now, the time will come when you will hear me'," Mr Hastie said in the email.

Liberal frontbencher Julian Lee

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