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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has admitted he needs more “focus” in the looming federal election campaign but has assured government MPs he can lead them to victory if they showed more discipline after the events of last week.

“You haven’t seen me as focused as I can be, yet, and you will see it,” Mr Morrison told Liberal and Nationals colleagues on Tuesday in one of their last meetings in Canberra before the campaign.

“I know where we’re going and we’re going to get there.”

But Labor leader Anthony Albanese took aim at Mr Morrison in a caucus meeting on Tuesday by telling colleagues they had demonstrated “Labor at its best” last week by holding a united stance against Mr Morrison’s original bill on religious freedom.

Mr Albanese labelled the government “incompetent” and described Labor as “competitive” in the election contest, a phrase he also used last week when noting public opinion polls that suggested the party would win an election.

The contrasting messages highlight the sense of confidence in the Labor ranks and the open admission of division inside the Coalition in the last week of Parliament before the March 29 budget and the formal campaign soon afterwards.

In an immediate clash on policy, the government intends to launch debate on Wednesday on stronger immigration laws to deport criminals but the Labor caucus heard criticism of the plan and authorised Mr Albanese and senior shadow ministers to demand amendments and decide the opposition’s stance in the final vote.

Liberals said Mr Morrison made a pointed remark about not wanting to discuss the events of last week in Parliament, when five Liberals crossed the floor to extend protections to transgender students.

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