Sussan Ley has declined to respond directly to David Littleproud’s criticism of her leadership, but said the Liberal Party didn’t need advice about how it conducted itself.
Earlier today, Sunrise host Natalie Barr asked Ley how angry she was that the Nationals’ leader had decided to blow up the Coalition on a national day of mourning, but the Liberal leader largely avoided the question.
“We do have a responsibility to work constructively together because the Coalition is always stronger when it is together. Always,” Ley said.
“My focus is always on the Australian people, so I just want to say the door is not closed, but my eye is not on the door. My eye is on the work that my team has already done over summer in holding the government to account on expenses scandals, on Bondi, dragging, kicking and screaming to a Royal Commission…”
Barr interrupted: “David Littleproud says the door’s shut. He says no one in his party is willing to work with you as leader. Will you resign? Will you stand down for the good of the party?”
Ley responded: “Every step I’ve taken has been with the support of my Liberal leadership team but most importantly, my team knows that the responsibility for the Liberal Party is in the Liberal Party room, for the Nationals in the National Party room, and we don’t need to take advice about those issues.”
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