‘Shattered’ Liberals wrangle over future direction in wake of federal election defeat

Some MPs argue against blocking Labor on climate, integrity and women's issues as conservatives push to stay on sensible centre right'

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Defeated and returning Liberal MPs have both blamed Scott Morrison's unpopularity for the federal election loss, but are split on whether and how to shift policy to win next time.

Liberal MPs who lost blue-ribbon seats to teal independents have cited the handling of climate, integrity and women as another source of Saturday's defeat, suggesting the opposition should not obstruct Labor on these policy areas in the new parliament.

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