Hastie pulls out but Liberal leadership battle remains in flux
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The battle over the Liberal leadership took a dramatic turn late on Friday when Andrew Hastie announced he was pulling out.
His surprise announcement came just a day after a meeting between Hastie and the other aspirant – defence spokesman Angus Taylor – over who should challenge Sussan Ley, ended in stalemate.
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