Angus Taylor moves to promote conservatives and sideline Sussan Ley allies as Liberal party veers right | Liberal party

Sussan Ley’s closest supporters are set to be demoted as new Liberal leader Angus Taylor prepares to enlist Conservatives to deliver his right-wing agenda.

Liberal MPs expect Alex Hawke, Anne Ruston, Andrew Wallace and Paul Scarr to be sacked, making room for frontbenchers Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, among others.

Jane Hume, a moderate but exiled during the Ley period, will be automatically promoted after winning the deputy leadership post from Ted O’Brien.

The new opposition leader described Hastie and Price as “extraordinary people” in an interview with 2GB on Monday; Liberal sources have all but confirmed the pair will return to the fold after a period out during Ley’s nine-month tenure.

“I’m back, baby,” Price said in a podcast interview with Karl Stefanovic, and also refused to apologize for comments on Indian immigration that led to his sacking under Ley.

Taylor’s new shadow ministry will be announced this week.

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After stepping aside and allowing Taylor to make a clean sweep of the leadership, Hastie was expected to be given a domestically focused portfolio such as industrials, small business or energy.

The former soldier has long coveted an economic portfolio that would expand his talents beyond defense and security, but was denied the opportunity under Ley and his predecessor Peter Dutton.

The return of Hastie and Price to the front bench would be another sign of Taylor’s intention to win back conservative voters who had fled to One Nation.

Immediately after winning Friday’s vote, Taylor declared stopping “bad immigration” was a policy priority, signaling a new shift to the political right under his leadership.

As reported on Monday, before his dismissal, Ley was planning to issue a strict immigration policy that would include banning immigration from areas under the control of listed terrorist organizations.

Tony Pasin and Matt O’Sullivan could be rewarded with promotions after helping secure Taylor’s victory, as Sarah Henderson pushes for a return to the shadow cabinet.

A Liberal MP has nominated Simon Kennedy and Aaron Violi as candidates for promotion, saying Taylor should have one eye on “generational change”.

The advances were expected to come at the expense of Liberals close to Ley, such as Hawke, Ley’s numbers man and centre-right faction powerbroker.

Melissa Price, Scott Buchholz and Jason Wood may also be removed from the cast.

But the most significant demotion may be for Ruston, the most senior moderate and the Liberals’ deputy leader in the Senate.

Fellow moderates Andrew Bragg and Tim Wilson are expected to remain in the shadow cabinet, while factional ally Dave Sharma has been tipped to be promoted from the shadow assistant ranks.

Wilson, who is seen as a candidate for the role of shadow treasurer, was described by Hume on Monday as a “fighter” and “one of the most outspoken and profound thinkers in the Liberal party”.

Dan Tehan has been mentioned as a potential manager of the opposition business, a position which Hawke holds.

Taylor would also bring a new team of staff into the opposition leader’s office.

Experienced political consultant Sam Riordan, who served under Dutton, is expected to be appointed as Taylor’s private secretary, three sources told Guardian Australia.

In his farewell message to LinkedIn, Ley’s outgoing chief of staff, Dean Shachar, said his team was doing everything it could to ensure “the smoothest transition possible.”

“Your success will be our success and we support you,” Shachar wrote.