Politics latest: Mark Speakman quits as NSW Liberal Party leader

Mr Speakman has backed Kellie Sloane to take over as Liberal Party leader, saying he had endured ‘an extraordinarily difficult job’ and ruing politics as ‘rough … savage’.

Mark Speakman has quit as NSW Liberal Party leader and backed Kellie Sloane to take over.

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