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A decade after warning his political colleagues how to behave on social media, Andrew Laming’s online conduct has caused his downfall and triggered a hostile preselection battle for the safe Coalition seat.
Party officials block Andrew Lamingâs preselection bid Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Queensland LNP officials have blocked embattled MP Andrew Lamingâs preselection bid for the federal seat of Bowman, which he has won at six elections. The LNP state executive met on Monday night to vote on whether Mr Laming should be allowed to fight for his seat, hours after he faced the partyâs powerful candidate vetting committee. Queensland MP Andrew Laming. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen An LNP spokesm...
First published on Mon 12 Apr 2021 06.09 EDT The Liberal National party in Queensland has blocked Andrew Laming from recontesting his seat at the next federal election after he backflipped on his decision to quit parliament. Laming faced the state executive on Monday night after he met with the party’s applicant review committee earlier in the day. The ARC decided not to endorse him for preselection and the state executive accepted that recommendation. The party has also agreed to reopen nominations for the safe Liberal seat paving the way for a contest between barrister Maggie Forrest, LNP...
Queensland LNP party officials will meet on Monday night to decide whether to let Mr Laming fight for his seat, hours after he fronts the party’s vetting committee.