The Liberal Party room will meet at 9am this morning to vote on the leadership, with the general expectation being that Sussan Ley will be deposed by Angus Taylor. This follows the resignation of Taylor and eight other shadow ministers, among them James McGrath, who supported Ley in the post-election vote in which Ley defeated Taylor by 29 votes to 25. Party sources cited by the News Corp papers expect Taylor to carry the day with “a clear majority of up to ten votes in the 51 person Liberal party room”. Nine Newspapers reports the possibility that moderates may advance Tim Wilson as an alternative if the spill motion is carried by a margin big enough to discourage Ley from standing. I discussed the situation with Thomas Oriti of ABC Radio in Sydney yesterday afternoon, which you can hear from 2:07:45.

Source: The Guardian February 13, 2026 06:00 UTC