Angus Taylor took aim at the fractures within the Labor Party, as the various branches struggle to agree over the AUKUS deal and whether it should go ahead.

Labor’s state, federal, and local levels are not in agreeance over the deal, with this weeks’ national conference highlighting the divide. Liberal MP Taylor says it’s all about unions trying to determine national security.

“We’re seeing the unions wanting to take control of our national security and the leftists in the party howling down the AUKUS deal”, he told Deb Knight.

Hear more highlights from Afternoons with Deborah Knight below: