Ben Roberts-Smith’s mother emails Coalition MPs saying Andrew Hastie ‘not fit’ to lead Liberals

Exclusive: Sue Roberts-Smith sends 39-page dossier to two dozen Liberal and National MPs after fresh speculation about Hastie’s possible leadership tilt

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The mother of disgraced former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has launched an extraordinary character attack on Andrew Hastie, emailing Coalition MPs with accusations that the man who testified in her son’s defamation trial was “not fit” to lead the Liberal party.

An email was sent from Sue Roberts-Smith’s address to at least two dozen Liberal and National MPs containing a 39-page dossier about Hastie early on Wednesday.