Taylor Challenges Ley for Party Leadership as 3 Frontbenchers Resign

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The Liberal Party’s Angus Taylor speaks to the media during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, on July 4, 2023. AAP Image/Bianca De MarchiLiberal Senator Jess Collins and now-former shadow NDIS spokesman Phillip Thompson have officially handed a spill motion to Opposition Leader Sussan Ley as several shadow cabinet members step down amid a long-awaited leadership challenge.Collins and Thompson requested a special party meeting where the leadership spill would take place largely between the right and moderate factions—that meeting is be expected to be called on either Feb. 12 or 13.

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