NSW Liberals deny party in ‘stuff-up spiral’ after Rob Stokes declines role cleaning up state branch

Leader Mark Speakman insists Liberal fundamentals are sound' after attempt to clean up state branch causes yet more confusion

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The New South Wales opposition leader, Mark Speakman, has insisted his party was not in the midst of a stuff-up spiral" after the Liberal federal executive's attempt to intervene and clean up the state branch caused yet more confusion.

The denial came after it was revealed no one told the former planning minister Rob Stokes he would benamed in a three-person committeethe federal team wanted to run the state division for almost a year.

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