Liberal MPs have publicly and privately said Sussan Ley’s position is safe for now after backbencher Sarah Henderson claimed the leader was “losing support” of colleagues amid dire opinion polling and infighting over net zero emissions.

Angus Taylor – arguably the biggest threat to Ley after narrowly losing in the last leadership ballot – said he “absolutely” wasn’t planning a challenge, backing her to lead the Coalition to the next federal election.

Ley would not be drawn on Henderson’s inflammatory comments, but claimed her team was “absolutely united” in the common goal of holding the Albanese government to account.

Ahead of a series of crunch meetings next week to finally settle the Coalition’s position on net zero emissions, Henderson triggered fresh speculation about Ley’s futur

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