Liberals looking for new leader after Morrison takes responsibility for loss

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Liberal politicians begin jostling to replace outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison as party leader after Labor seized government from the Coalition, with Peter Dutton the frontrunner.

Liberal politicians have begun jostling to replace outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison as party leader after Labor seized government from the Coalition.Josh Frydenberg was considered the likely replacement but looks to have lost his safe Liberal seatMr Morrison last night took responsibility for the loss and said he would step down as Liberal leader.

She said it was "way too early to have a discussion about leadership" when asked if she would nominate for the position.Ms Andrews was among the first women to speak out about the culture in her party, saying she'd "had a gutful" when revelations emerged about the treatment of women in Parliament House.

When Ms Andrews first entered politics, she beat Mr Dutton in pre-selection when he was seeking to shift from his marginal Brisbane seat of Dickson to the safer Gold Coast seat of McPherson.

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