NSW Liberals reopen nominations in Warringah in race to find candidate to run against Zali Steggall

Lincoln Parker says he will not bow out of the race for Liberal preselection in Warringah despite the state executive declining to back him. Photograph: Twitter

The New South Wales Liberals have reopened nominations in the federal seat of Warringah as the beleaguered party attempts to find a candidate to run against the independent MP Zali Steggall.

The move comes after the state executive declined to back the only remaining nominee, Lincoln Parker, to contest the seat previously held by the former prime minister Tony Abbott.