Malcolm Turnbull blames Liberal 'rightwing insurgency' for ousting him as PM

Former prime minister says conservatives did ‘enormous damage’ to party brand and those responsible will be held accountable at election time

Malcolm Turnbull has blamed a “rightwing insurgency” within the Liberal party for removing him as prime minister, accusing conservatives of doing “enormous damage to the Liberal party brand”.

Turnbull continued his pattern of blunt observations about the August coup in an interview on Thursday, suggesting those responsible for removing him will “have to account for how and why they blew up the government” at the next election.

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