Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned Senator Fatima Payman in a fiery interview on Monday and accused the 29-year-old of undermining the Labor Party.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indefinitely suspended Labor Senator Fatima Payman from the caucus after she vowed to cross the floor again on the Palestinian statehood issue, raising significant tensions within the party.

Anthony Albanese has rebuked West Australian senator Fatima Payman for “disrupting” the government just as generous tax cuts for low and middle-income workers are rolled out, declaring “you can have the best individual but you need to be part of the team”.

There could be blowback to Anthony Albanese’s decision to suspend Senator Fatima Payman indefinitely from the Labor caucus with a key vote looming in parliament.

A day after the prime minister summoned Fatima Payman to The Lodge, the 29-year-old claimed she had lost contact with her colleagues.