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Angus Taylor becomes Liberal leader
Angus Taylor has replaced Sussan Ley as Liberal leader. (ABC News: Matt Roberts/Luke Stimson)
Angus Taylor is the leader of the federal Liberal Party after prevailing in a partyroom meeting in Canberra.
He replaces Sussan Ley, the first woman to hold the role, who was removed after just nine months.
Mr Taylor won by a comfortable margin with 34 votes to Ms Ley's 17, according to several Liberals present.
Jane Hume was chosen as deputy leader, the first senator to hold the role since 1990.
Four candidates nominated including incumbent Ted O'Brien, Dan Tehan and Melissa Price.
Ms Price was eliminated first with two votes, and then Mr Tehan in the second round with 11 votes.
Sussan Ley took this job with ambition and promise. But things soon unravelled
In the weeks after she was narrowly elected by her colleagues as the federal Liberal Party’s first female leader, Sussan Ley sounded full of the optimism that often comes with fresh starts.
She promised to be a new leader, with a new tone, new team and new agenda. She wanted to move her party to the so-called sensible centre. She would win back Australian women, young people, cities and multicultural communities. She was going to listen to her colleagues, and forge a cohesive and consultative party room process that catered to a range of views.
Those many promises made for a mighty assignment. Nine months later, they’re mostly unfulfilled.
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After facing defeat for the deputy leadership, Dan Tehan pops up on ABC TV and congratulates Angus Taylor and Jane Hume.
On what Taylor will do differently (which is the question on everyone’s lips), Tehan says it’s important for Taylor to have strong “political manifesto” with clear cut policies.
I think we need a serious political manifesto, which is, you know, true to our values, which clearly articulates where we want to take the nation … I have no doubt that anyone who stands for leader of the Liberal Party has a very good vision for where they want to take this nation. And I’m not going to get ahead of Angus and Jane.
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