Jane Hume has dropped a bid to challenge fellow Liberal frontbencher James Paterson for the top position on the Victorian Senate ticket at the next federal election.
Liberal Party sources told The Australian that party members would move to oust the opposition finance spokesperson if she were to vie for the top spot in the preselection contest.
Senator Hume dismissed the reports maintaining she and Mr Paterson had struck an agreement to run for second and first positions in the Victorian Senate ticket race.
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