‘Extraordinary’ preselection shutdown exposes Scott Morrison to grassroots fury

Scott Morrison and Alex Hawke have angered party members and grassroots Liberal activists in New South Wales. Photo: AAP

An order cancelling democratic votes for Liberal Party candidates in favour of having them picked by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other party bosses is causing uproar among grassroots party members.

On Sunday, the federal Liberal Party voted to shut down its New South Wales branch and install Mr Morrison on a committee to pick party candidates for nine key seats.