MPs say next Liberal leader faces period of ‘instability’ as recriminations over election bloodbath intensifies

Angus Taylor, Sussan Ley and Dan Tehan canvass support as sources say next opposition leader should expect to be ‘regularly critiqued’

The next Liberal leader must be prepared to be regularly criticised and challenged as the party wrestles with its future, MPs have said, as recriminations from the federal election disaster intensify.

As leadership contenders Angus Taylor, Sussan Ley and Dan Tehan canvass support ahead of a vote expected next week, colleagues are warning whoever steps into the role to brace for the sort of robust internal debates that they say were stymied under Peter Dutton.

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