Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader
by Krishani Dhanji from World news | The Guardian on (#73JZ4)
Some female Liberal members incredibly worried' after Sussan Ley's ousting, with one saying: The boys are back in charge'
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Liberal women are incredibly worried" by a potential voter backlash to the ousting of the party's first female leader, with the high-profile figure Charlotte Mortlock giving up her membership altogether.
Just days after Sussan Ley lost the leadership, Mortlock announced on Sunday she was leaving the party and quitting Hilma's Network - a grassroots group she established to bring Liberal-minded women" together.
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