Liberals and Nationals at odds over Senate spot after Turnbull's pick quits Wentworth race

John Williams says Nationals should run separate ticket in NSW if Liberals don’t yield spot promised to Andrew Bragg

A deal that saw Malcolm Turnbull’s preferred candidate for Wentworth drop out of the race has sparked a battle between the Liberals and Nationals for the second Coalition Senate spot in New South Wales.

On Tuesday, Senator John “Wacka” Williams publicly staked a claim on behalf of the Nationals, warning that if the Liberals did not yield the spot – which has been promised to Andrew Bragg – the Nationals should run a separate ticket.

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