Malcolm Turnbull says the ‘chickens are coming home to roost’ for Liberal party after Aston byelection loss

Former PM says ‘electoral catastrophe’ follows party ‘being told by its media backers to move further and further to the right’

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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the “chickens are coming home to roost” for the Liberal party, saying it is losing its heartland of electoral support due to a focus on fringe rightwing issues and ignoring urban voters.

The former Liberal leader has chided the opposition for mounting election losses in recent years, claiming current Liberal leader Peter Dutton will struggle to fix the issues plaguing the party in the wake of the once-in-a-century by election defeat in Aston.

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