Liberal MPs John McGrath and Southern Metro MLC Peter Collier ‘come to blows’ at Rottnest retreat

Two senior Liberal MPs have reportedly come blows at a party ‘love-in’ on Rottnest on Thursday night.

6PR is reporting that South Perth MLA John McGrath and Southern Metro MLC Peter Collier were involved in a physical confrontation at the Rottnest Hotel after a Liberal Party planning retreat.

Perth Live host Oliver Peterson said multiple Liberal sources had told him the pair had got into an argument that ended with Collier on the ground and glasses smashed.

Mornings host Gareth Parker said Opposition leader Mike Nahan had confirmed to him there was an altercation between “gentle giant” McGrath and “gentle fellow” Collier.

“They are two people not generally prone to aggressive behaviour,” Nahan said in a statement he provided to Parker.

“They have been colleagues for 13 years and they have worked well together.

“No-one was injured and both Peter Collier and John McGrath will be attending the final day of the retreat.

“This isn’t how you solve issues but politics is a passionate business.”

Parker said Nahan had told jokingly him the incident has been sparked by a discussion about “the relative importance of the upper house versus the lower house”.

Opposition leader Mike Nahan confirmed on the 6PR Morning Show Peter Collier and John McGrath got into an argument in the Quokka Arms