The leader of the Canberra Liberals has expressed agreement with suggestions that some in her party would rather wage internal ideological battles than secure electoral victory in the ACT.
The leader of the Canberra Liberals has agreed with the sentiment that some in her party would rather wage internal ideological battles than secure electoral victory in the ACT .
"I think there are some people that are so ideologically driven that would prefer to sabotage the pathway to winning," she said. "Certainly there was a thought that I probably perhaps represent the demography of Canberra better, and most people have reflected on that. As the fallout continues, conversations have begun about whether Ms Lee, who has led the party since just after the last election, will remain the opposition leader.She said she would not "make any rash decisions", but that she was aware that more conservative members of the party were already discussing whether to go with someone else."I'm obviously going to have some conversations with a lot of people, including my family and those around me.
"I think there's areas of very strong policy alignment with the Labor Party, possibly stronger than the Greens have with the Labor Party on some issues.
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