Yet ANOTHER Coalition bloodbath looms with Angus Taylor expected to quit frontbench within days
Senior Liberal frontbencher Angus Taylor is expected to resign from the shadow cabinet on Wednesday so he can challenge Sussan Ley for the party leadership.Under Liberal Party rules, frontbenchers cannot remain in their roles if they oppose the leader, meaning Taylor must quit before formally launching his bid. Taylor is widely expected to launch a leadership challenge by Friday, with a party-room ballot scheduled the same day, setting the stage for a high-stakes contest between him and Ley. Taylor's resignation could trigger further departures, with shadow finance minister James Paterson and shadow home affairs minister Jonno Duniam also expected to step down if they refuse to back Ley.For weeks, MPs doubted whether Taylor had enough support to mount a serious challenge, arguing simply changing leaders would not fix the Coalition's poor polling.But Sunday's Newspoll, showing the Coalition's primary vote collapsing to a historic low of 18 per cent, has intensified internal anger and shifted momentum toward Taylor. Ley's supporters insist she will not resign voluntarily, meaning only a formal leadership challenge can remove her.Even before Taylor officially nominates, internal negotiations have begun over who would serve as his deputy if he wins. Angus Taylor (pictured) is reportedly preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Sussan Ley Ley (pictured) is understood to be unwilling to resign, meaning a challenge would be required to remove her Join the debateIs changing the Liberal leader the real solution or just another distraction from deeper party problems?Incumbent deputy Ted O'Brien is considered the frontrunner, largely because rival factions have struggled to unite behind an alternative.Others are pushing moderate senator Jane Hume, arguing she could help Taylor appeal more broadly across the party.On Monday, Hume warned that if the party's decline continues, changing leaders would make no difference. 'I don't know who's left. At this point, we're talking about a leadership contest between Sussan Ley and Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor. None of them will have seats after the next election if this continues, so something's got to give,' Hume said.
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Yet ANOTHER Coalition bloodbath looms with Angus Taylor expected to quit frontbench within days
