From the Shire to the Lodge? Scott Morrison eyes the biggest prize

The treasurer earned his stripes as Abbott’s attack dog but has emerged as unlikely consensus candidate for the leadership

Three days ago, Scott Morrison was denying there was a leadership challenge under way. Now he’s a candidate for the leadership himself – and possibly the most likely to gather votes from across the ideological divide that has torn the Liberal party asunder.

In a more orderly contest Morrison would have been relying on the conservatives as his core support.

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