US EditionHis colleagues met at a retreat to plot the future. Barnaby couldn’t wait to leave
- Last week, former deputy prime minister and party leader Barnaby Joyce announced he will leave the Nationals Party and will not stand for New England again, but will complete his term.
- Joyce said his relationship with the leadership had "irreparably broken down" and he has been embittered since being dumped to the backbench by Nationals leader David Littleproud earlier this year.
- The long-serving MP first won New England in 2013 and has held the 111,000 voter-strong electorate since, while Joyce has been a Nationals member since 1995 and crossed the floor almost 30 times.
- Speculation grew that Joyce could defect to One Nation after Pauline Hanson said she would be `happy` to have him, while Steven Coxhead resigned last week to join the party amid its surge this year.
- The renewable energy debate has sharpened tensions within the Coalition, as Joyce’s opposition and private member’s Bill on net zero deepen divides while Sussan Ley, Andrew Hastie and Jonathon Duniam raise concerns.
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Barnaby Joyce not re-contesting his New England seat means one thing: He is heading for the senate - www.cairnsnews.org
By Peter Campion, Barnaby Joyce’s father-in-law It speaks to how successful the globalist-left’s infiltration and subversion of the National Party has been that they’re driven Barnaby away. O’Sullivan’s First Law says, “All organisations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing.” Those tasked with maintaining the Nationals as a conservative party failed in […] The post Barnaby Joyce not re-contesting his New England seat …
Nationals leader wants Joyce to 'stay', amid rumour of One Nation defection
Announcing he would not re-contest his seat of New England for the Nationals, Barnaby Joyce cited an irreparable breakdown with his party leader David Littleproud. Mr Littleproud says he still wants Mr Joyce to stay.
Australian news live: Barnaby Joyce hasn’t formally quit Nationals yet, says leader David Littleproud
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