Former South Australian opposition leader David Speirs has confirmed he will leave parliament and suspend his Liberal Party membership after being arrested for drug offences.
Former SA Liberal leader David Speirs reveals he will leave parliament after he was arrested and charged over drug offences
"Since allegations of illicit substance use in my home became public, my home has been raided by armed police and I was arrested and I was questioned," Mr Speirs, who quit as the state Liberal Party leader in August, said. Former South Australian Liberal leader David Speirs has announced he will quit parliament after being arrested for drug offences. Picture: Keryn Stevens
Mr Speirs, the Member for Black in Adelaide's southern suburbs, said he will resign from parliament in the next sitting week, which is scheduled to commence on October 15. "That will take time and I believe it's best done away from public life. A such I do intend to step down formally from parliament in the next sitting week.
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