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 small business committee chair Fran Ward and former state candidate Henry Pike.