Sussan Ley Confirms Liberal Leadership Bid, Says ‘We Got It Wrong’

Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley says Australians expect a party that will ‘listen to the people.’

Environment Minister Sussan Ley speaks during question time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 4, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley has confirmed she will run for the party’s leadership, promising to modernise the Liberals after their federal election loss on May 3.

Ley, who currently serves as deputy to outgoing leader Peter Dutton, is expected to formally nominate at the party room meeting scheduled for May 13.