Prominent rural women have warned the National party not to restore Barnaby Joyce to the leadership, saying there are “skeletons” that could return to haunt the party.
As leader Michael McCormack declared there was “no vacancy” for his position, Joyce confirmed he would nominate as leader if a spill was called, pointing to his former achievements in the role and declaring “now is the time to do it”.
“If there’s a spill … I’ll put my hand up,” Joyce told Channel Seven’s Sunrise program.
“I have done the job before – every seat we have got is one I won [at] the previous election before the one we just had.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/03/rural-women-warn-nationals-not-to-restore-barnaby-joyce-to-leadership
