Turnbull pours ideological accelerant on smouldering Liberal dissent

Malcolm Turnbull has sparked a fresh bout of ideological debate within the Liberal Party with a controversial speech in London. Image: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks at the Policy Exchange Institute in London (AAP)

The Prime Minister says the party was always meant to appeal to the centre of politics, not just to conservatives. But those comments have angered one Liberal Party elder, and provided a new recruitment drive for Cory Bernardi.