LNP tail wants to wag the PUP Palmer United Party senator Jacqui Lambie and her chief of staff Rob Messenger at a community forum in Tasmania this week. LIBERAL senator Ian Macdonald is pushing for Jacqui Lambie and her expelled chief of staff Rob Messenger to appear before Clive Palmer's political "witch hunt" in a bid to take advantage of this week's public spat. He is also hoping former Queensland PUP MPs Carl Judge and Alex Douglas will appear at Mr Palmer's wide-ranging Senate inquiry into the Queensland Government, effectively turning a significant portion of it into an inquiry into the fractured relationships within the Palmer United Party. FARCE: Brick bangs head against wall CUNNING: LNP to turn inquiry on Palmer Meanwhile, The Courier-Mail understands there is an internal dispute within the PUP-led committee about whether it would be constitutional to compel Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie to appear. It is understood legal advice is being sought by some, given there is a push to have him give evidence. But Senator Macdonald is hoping to get Senator Lambie, Mr Messenger and the two former PUP Queensland MPs added to the witness list. Senator Ian Macdonald plans to use the Palmer-led inquiry to the LNP's advantage. "That's who I want called," he said. Mr Palmer and Ms Lambie this week allowed an ­internal stoush to play out publicly, with the implo­sion mainly involving the pair trading insults through the media. Mr Palmer announced Rob Messenger had been ­expelled from the PUP and labelled Ms Lambie a "drama queen" as the battle escalated. And in a rare public shaming, quiet-spoken PUP senator Dio Wang has slammed Senator Lambie saying she "needs to understand we, as senators, have limited powers," and that "maybe she's frustrated she's not the queen of the country but the fact is we can only do what we can do." At the same time, PUP senator Glenn Lazarus struggled to maintain order during the first public hearing of the inquiry into the Newman Government, which was dominated by the three Coalition Senators, who described the inquiry as a "farce." No new, significant allegations of corruption were levelled at the Newman Government during the inquiry. The Courier-Mail yesterday revealed Senator Barry O'Sullivan had been pushing for Mr Palmer to appear at the inquiry, but debate on the matter had been repeatedly shut down by the chairman, Senator Lazarus. Jacqui Lambie is standing by her fired chief of staff as divisions in the Palmer United Party deepen. Originally published as LNP tail wants to wag the PUP