Nationals leader Matt Canavan to run for lower house seat in possible showdown with One Nation’s James Ashby

Tilt comes after Michelle Landry announced she will not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia

The Nationals leader, Matt Canavan, will run in a lower house Queensland seat at the next federal election, in a move that may see him face off with Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff.

The announcement follows the retirement of the Capricornia MP Michelle Landry, and could result in a contest against James Ashby in a major battle for regional seats.

“The issue is we need to keep this seat to change the government, and I want us to continue to deliver for central Queensland,” Canavan told the Courier-Mail on Monday.