Shadow Home Affairs Minister Andrew Hastie has rejected "mischievous" suggestions that he does not support Liberal leader Sussan Ley after making several outspoken comments on policy positions in recent weeks.

Speaking on Nine radio station 2GB this morning, Hastie said his main concern was with stopping the fragmentation of the Liberal Party and claimed he was simply channelling the concerns and key issues Australians were facing.

"I support Sussan, anyone who's speculating otherwise is being mischievous," he told 2GB's Mark Levy .

"My main concern is that the centre-right is fragmenting.

"We've seen the rise in the One Nation vote and other microparties, and having us fragmented on the right is very strategically advantageous for Labor.

"I'm simply saying what peop

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