Andrew Hastie says there is ‘no challenge’ to Sussan Ley after stepping down from Liberal frontbench

Former shadow home affairs minister claims he quit because he was not given a leadership role in developing policy on immigration

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Andrew Hastie has ruled out an imminent challenge to Sussan Ley’s leadership of the Liberal party after dramatically quitting the shadow cabinet.

But the former solider has vowed to keep publicly prosecuting his Australia-first agenda from the backbench, maintaining pressure on Ley as she attempts to unite her fractured party.