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Liberal senator’s remarks about Sussan Ley ‘unhelpful’ and ‘undisciplined’, colleague says

Maria Kovacic, the shadow assistant minister to the leader of the opposition, said Liberal senator Sarah Henderson’s remarks that opposition leader Sussan Ley was “losing support” of some colleagues were not helpful, saying she remained a firm supporter of the leader.

Those comments aren’t helpful, and look, my view is we back in our leader. To actually suggest that a leader who is doing exactly what they said they would do, which is to listen to all colleagues … I think it’s actually unhelpful and to be frank, undisciplined.

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Source: World news | The Guardian.