Deposed NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman has endorsed Vaucluse MP Kellie Sloane to replace him, insisting she is the best person to deliver “renewal and regeneration” to the besieged party.

Speakman resigned as opposition leader late on Thursday, just hours after vowing he would continue fighting for the leadership and take the Coalition to the March 2027 election.

He was finally convinced to quit as leader after factional allies told him he had lost the support of his colleagues. Sloane also told him she believed she was best placed to lead the party.

“She believed that the interests of the party would be best served if she took the reins, and I have reluctantly agreed that,” Speakman said. “It has now reached the point where it’s impossible to get clear air no matter what policy annou

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