Reacting to the meeting, Liberal Party vice-president Fiona Scott said the choice of day was “disappointing”. Camera Icon Liberal leadership aspirants Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie held a secretive meeting with conservative heavyweights in their party. NewsWire understands the timing of Thursday’s meeting has not gone down well within the Liberal Party, particularly among its moderate members. Appearing on the ABC, he restated his support for Ms Ley, saying she “absolutely has my support”. Senator Paterson added that “both the Liberal party room and the National party room agree that we must uphold the conventions of the Westminster system, including shadow cabinet responsibility”.