Outspoken MP Russell Broadbent quits Liberal Party after preselection loss

Outspoken federal MP Russell Broadbent has resigned from the Liberal Party and will move to the crossbench. Key points: Russell Broadbent says the preselection loss "revokes" his licence to represent the party in Monash In a statement, he said he told his colleagues tough times were ahead and urged them to stand behind their leader The Victorian Liberal Party has wished Mr Broadbent all the best and thanked him for his decades of service On Sunday the veteran backbencher lost preselection for his regional Victorian seat of Monash to Fujitsu government relations executive Mary Aldred. "It has been an honour to stand in the parliament as the Liberal member for Monash for the past 25 years, and I wish the Liberal Party all the best." "He has been a long-term Liberal Party member and I am sad to see anybody leave the party," he said. "The Victorian Liberal Party would like to thank Russell Broadbent for his 25 years of service as a Liberal Member in the federal parliament," he said.