A pair of Liberal National Party MPs have warned their ministerial colleagues about publicly pre-empting cabinet decisions and the dangers of poor discipline and arrogance creeping into the Abbott ministry.

In the first Coalition party room meeting for 2014, LNP MP Warren Entsch criticised a creeping tendency by ministers to speak out about their policy ideas before cabinet had formed a collective view and come to a decision.

It's understood LNP MP Warren Entsch criticised a creeping tendency by ministers to speak out about their policy ideas before cabinet formed decisions. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

His concerns were echoed by Queensland LNP senator Ian Macdonald who specifically flagged concerns about public discussions around the development of a drought funding package.