Liberal party changes rules to require two-thirds majority to unseat sitting PM

Scott Morrison said Australians were sick of ‘coup culture’ and announced new rules to make unseating a leader more difficult

The Liberal party has moved to disrupt the cycle of leadership instability by resolving that sitting prime ministers can in future only be removed by a two-thirds party room majority.

Federal Liberal MPs voted to change the rules over the selection of party leaders in a snap party room meeting on Monday night, even though Scott Morrison has previously argued that “regulating for culture is never effective”.

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