Dutton says Hastie ‘went on strike’, fumbled key policy work during election campaign

Defeated opposition leader Peter Dutton has laid significant blame for the Coalition’s election loss at the feet of Liberal MP Andrew Hastie in explosive secret submissions to the party’s election review that accuse Hastie of going “on strike” and fumbling key policies.

Hastie’s shock exit from leader Sussan Ley’s frontbench on Friday has fuelled speculation about her leadership as MPs return to Canberra this week, likely dulling the opposition’s attacks on the government on the Optus saga and the repatriation of so-called ISIS brides .

Peter Dutton and Andrew Hastie at the release of the opposition’s defence spending policy during the election campaign. Credit: James Brickwood

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