Barnaby Joyce quits as Deputy Prime Minister
2018-02-24 09:29:23 source：The Sydney Morning Herald
February 23, 2018
Barnaby Joyce has bowed to the inevitable and finally resigned, quitting the Deputy Prime Ministership and Malcolm Turnbull's frontbench more than two weeks after news that he and his former staffer-turned-partner Vikki Campion are expecting a baby boy.
The resignation comes after rising public pressure to go, as well as from within the Nationals and their Coalition partners, the Liberal Party.
The Nationals - who have until now been able to pride themselves on their stability and aversion to chopping and changing leaders, unlike other major political parties - have been rocked by the scandal around Mr Joyce's personal life.
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