Taylor Under Pressure to Declare Spill as Liberal Leadership Question Looms

‘If Angus is interested in ... the leadership then he should say so. That’s something he needs to make clear,’ said Liberal Senator Jonathon Duniam.

Shadow Minister Angus Taylor at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 17, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

The Liberal Party’s leadership debate has intensified after Senator Jonathon Duniam publicly pressed Angus Taylor on whether he intended to challenge Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

Duniam spoke days after Taylor denied plotting a spill, as colleagues braced for a showdown later this week.