Liberal moderate Bridget Archer says she will ‘potentially’ seek party’s deputy leadership

Liberal member for Bass Bridget Archer says she might put up her hand to be deputy Liberal leader. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Moderate Liberal Bridget Archer says she will “potentially” put her hand up to be deputy leader of the party as part of an effort to stop the former government lurching to the right as a consequence of Saturday night’s devastating election loss.

Archer, who held her ultra marginal seat of Bass – one of the few lower house moderates to survive Saturday night’s election rout – told the ABC on Monday the Liberal party needs to abandon culture warring and return to basics, like better community representation.