Sussan Ley says her grandchildren are facing the “worst standard of living since the Second World War” because of net zero.

The Opposition Leader emerged from a meeting with senior Liberals on Thursday confirming they would follow in the Nationals in scrapping Australia’s target of carbon neutrality by 2050.

Fronting media at Parliament House, she cited Labor’s failure to bring down energy prices.

“Australians deserve affordable energy and responsible emissions reduction, and the Liberal Party believes we can do both, but affordable energy must come first,” Ms Ley told the post-meet press conference.

“Under Labor, there has been this trifecta of failures: prices up, reliability down, and emissions flatlining.

“Labor’s net zero policies of mandates and taxes are hurting businesses, and

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