US EditionHanson targets Canavan, Price in hopes Joyce will lead defection to One Nation
Hanson views Nationals at their weakest and highlights One Nation's expansion with 50 new branches since May as a chance for Joyce to lead a defection.
- Later this month Senator Pauline Hanson is targeting Nationals and Liberal MPs to recruit them, and One Nation sources say Barnaby Joyce plans to lead the party until the election.
- Hanson notes the Nationals' weakness as the party hits its lowest ebb and One Nation opens 50 branches since the May election, with former Nationals supporters in Tamworth shifting allegiance.
- Mr Joyce has declared he will leave the Nationals on Saturday, will not re-contest New England in 2028, and described sitting in the Nationals party room in Canberra as 'untenable'.
- On Sunday, Mr Littleproud urged Mr Joyce to stay, saying `We want him to stay in the National Party, we think he has a contribution to make between now and when he retires`, and Duniam called for a quick decision before October 27.
- Some MPs compared Barnaby Joyce's possible defection to Mark Latham's path but said they do not expect a wider 'contagion effect', while Michael McCormack said Joyce let down his constituents and party.
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Barnaby Joyce keeping Nationals in the dark about potential One Nation defection
Barnaby Joyce has today refused to rule out defecting from the Nationals to One Nation amid continuing speculation over the former deputy prime minister's future.Joyce told the ABC he aimed to take his seat on the Nationals' backbench when parliament returned next week."I'll work that out as I go along. I haven't made those decisions yet, to be honest," he said.READ MORE: Shaky phone vision emerges of high-stakes four-minute Louvre heistWhen q…
Sydney Morning Herald
Hanson targets Canavan, Price in hopes Joyce will lead defection to One Nation
Pauline Hanson is targeting several high-profile Coalition MPs to join Barnaby Joyce in what she hopes will be a significant defection to One Nation over net zero and migration.
‘We Want Him to Stay’: Joyce Urged to Stick With Nats
Nationals leader David Littleproud has called for Barnaby Joyce to remain with the party after the MP announced his intention to quit. The former deputy prime minister announced on Saturday he would not stand for his NSW seat of New England at the next election, citing an irreparably broken relationship with the Nationals’ leadership, but would see out the rest of the parliamentary term. The move has prompted speculation that Joyce could defect …
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