Clive Palmer plans to spill the beans on the Newman government after quitting the LNP on Thursday. Source: AAP
THE Liberal National Party's president has denied he's embroiled in a power struggle with Queensland's premier.
LNP chief Bruce McIver said he got together with Premier Campbell Newman on Friday to "redefine boundaries" but there was no discord.
The meeting came as the LNP's biggest donor, billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer, accused the Newman government of being crooked and quit the party.
Mr McIver told reporters he'd "agreed on certain protocols" with Mr Newman at Friday's meeting.
"The premier is the premier of the state and he'll run the state," he told reporters.
"I am the head of the organisation and I'll run the organisation.
"We have a very good relationship."
Mr McIver denied there were any disputes over the party's role in government.
"We were just confirming an agreement that Campbell and I made a number of times before the election," he said.
"We talked about how we would operate."
Political analyst Paul Williams told AAP the meeting was a clear indicator of a power struggle between the party and the parliamentary wing.
"Campbell Newman seems to have a strong desire to not be seen as the premier under the LNP, but to be some sort of political entity in his own right," Dr Williams said.
"It seems the senior ministers and Newman want to wrest complete control and take LNP policy in their own direction."
He believes there's a tribal clash between the "old Liberals" and the "old Nationals."
Under the old Liberal Party model, policies rest with the parliamentary leader, Dr Williams said.
"... some of the old Nationals like Clive Palmer are arcing up and saying, 'Hang on, the organisation is not here to be wallflowers. We don't just raise money. We are here as partners.'
"There are different tribal cultures clashing."
Mr Palmer, who was a life member of the party, resigned on Thursday night despite being reinstated hours earlier following a suspension.
He was suspended from the party earlier this month after breaking a truce by launching another tirade against the premier, the deputy premier and the treasurer.
He denied he was pushed, insisting his decision to quit the LNP was because he had no faith in a government that's "much worse than anything that was around the time of the Fitzgerald inquiry".
Mr Palmer says he's now free to shine a light on the government.
"I'll be releasing a lot of information ... I'll be free to do that without any restrictions," he said.
He called Mr Newman a number of names, including Caesar, and compared him to former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
Mr Newman said now that Mr Palmer has quit the party, everyone can move on and focus on job creation.
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