Angus Taylor expected to challenge Sussan Ley within days

Supporters expect Angus Taylor to challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership within days, arguing “something has to change” after a horror opinion poll and the chaos of the Coalition split. No decision has been made, but conservative MPs say it is a matter of when, not if, after the latest Newspoll showed the Coalition’s primary vote had collapsed to a historic low of 18% — nine percentage points behind Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.

A spill is considered unlikely on Tuesday because Liberal senators will not attend the regular party room meeting due to estimates hearings, leaving Thursday night or Friday morning as the most likely option for a special meeting. Taylor would first need to resign from the shadow cabinet before supporting a spill motion and contesting the leadership.

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