Alex Hawke and Sussan Ley among Liberal MPs facing preselection challenges

Nominations for first batch of federal NSW seats reveal Scott Morrison allies Hawke and Melissa McIntosh face contest as does Paul Fletcher

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Two of Scott Morrison's allies are facing preselection challenges in their seats, as are two other senior federal Liberals - the deputy leader, Sussan Ley, and the manager of opposition business, Paul Fletcher.

Nominations for the first batch of New South Wales seats closed on Monday. Morrison backers Alex Hawke, the former immigration minister, and Melissa McIntosh, the member for Lindsay, are being challenged.

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