Australia news live: Liberal party room backs Ley’s leadership and should ‘keep the door open’ to reforming Coalition with Nationals, Paterson says

Shadow finance minister says Coalition ‘can and should reform, regardless of who is leading us’. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHogan says Littleproud has Nationals party room’s ‘complete support’The deputy Nationals leader, Kevin Hogan, follows on ABC Radio. He says:The distinction we need to draw here when we say David Littleproud has done X, Y, Z … David Littleproud [has] only done that because the room has agreed to do that and he has requested what is the room’s view … David Littleproud has never run off and done anything unless he has had the complete support of the Nationals party room.They will think long and hard about our position. Continue reading...