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Andrew Hastie has done “the right thing and the honourable thing” by stepping down from the Liberal party’s front bench given his disagreement on immigration policy, Liberal senator James Paterson has said.

Paterson, speaking to ABC RN this morning, defended Hastie against criticisms that were reportedly levelled against him by Peter Dutton in a submission to the party’s election review.

I don’t agree with the characterisation of Andrew’s contribution. He was a key voice in our national security and defence team, which was one of the strongest areas that we put forward during the last term … We have to accept collective responsibility for our election loss. We all contributed to that, and Peter Dutton has taken public responsibility for that, as have I.

What I would say is: if there are any current members of the parliamentary party or their staff who are playing games with an important process like this for internal positioning or advancement, then I think that will end very badly… We have to have a review that can look at the last election result holistically and in a way that has confidence and trust in the party, and that when it is handed down, we can implement the recommendations. And get on with our business. Leaks from a process like that undermine trust in that process.

Source: Guardian - World News