Liberal rebel Andrew Hastie has quit the shadow cabinet, declaring he could not serve there because Sussan Ley had told him he would have no role in formulating the opposition’s immigration policy.
Hastie rang Ley with his decision early Friday. This follows his increasing public frustration, expressed via social media posts, including about immigration.
Hastie’s quitting is another blow for Ley, especially as it comes ahead of a parliamentary sitting week. It follows her recently forcing Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price off the front bench after Price refused to endorse Ley’s leadership.
