A Liberal senator has blasted the Coalition for having “nothing to sell” after the opposition’s decimation at the federal election.

Angus Taylor is one of several Liberal MPs being considered as a potential leader, alongside Deputy Sussan Ley, Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan, and Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie.

A Coalition Senator has lashed out at a key contender for the Liberal Party leadership as the party struggles to come to terms with its catastrophic election defeat.