Christopher Pyne sounds warning shot to conservatives as Peter Dutton declines to publicly support the Neg

Malcolm Turnbull’s lieutenants have rallied around his leadership as the Energy debate continues to destabilise the government and eyes turn to the home affairs minister, Peter Dutton.

A week of internal brawling about the national energy guarantee has seen Tony Abbott escalate his attacks on the Policy, and Dutton – while holding the line on the policy – has publicly articulated the circumstances in which he would have to resign from the cabinet, rather than support the policy.

Related: Turnbull woos dissidents over energy guarantee as Dutton declares he’s a ‘team player’

Related: Neg: Labor warns it will not back taxpayer support for new coal-fired power

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