Nationals head set to face leadership challenge

David Littleproud will face a challenge to lead the National Party when parliament restarts.

Backbench MP Colin Boyce, who represents Flynn’s Queensland constituency, said he would launch a leak motion against Mr Littleproud next week.

The move, announced on Wednesday, comes after the National Party walked away from its coalition partnership with the Liberals over hate speech laws.

Mr Boyce will run for leader of the party at its meeting on Monday.

He said the coalition needed to reunite.

“The reality is that if they follow the route they’re on now, we’re going over the political cliff,” he told Sky News.