Liberal party executive agrees to permanently bury review into catastrophic 2025 election defeat

Party says what's important now is that we strengthen our party for the future' but some MPs concerned they will not learn from loss

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A review of the Liberal party's catastrophic election defeat will be buried in a move that shields the former leader Peter Dutton and the current leader, Angus Taylor, from potentially damaging findings about their role in the campaign.

The Liberal federal executive met on Friday and agreed to permanently shelve Pru Goward and Nick Minchin's review of the 2025 election, which produced the worst result in the party's more than 80-year history.