A bid by Sussan Ley to win back the Liberal Party’s electoral heartland with a debate on tax policy has degenerated into personal attacks with its new MPs, the Teal independents.
Ms Ley, the deputy Liberal leader, launched a campaign on Thursday to win back voters in the six metropolitan seats lost to independent challengers, saying “basic maths” showed they need to return to the Liberal fold if the party could ever form government.
