Deputy Premier John Barilaro refuses to confirm his commitment to the NSW Coalition during a heated exchange with Opposition Leader Jodi McKay in the NSW Parliament this afternoon.
The motion was lost in a 48 to 40 vote in the Lower House.Mr Barilaro also lashed out in Question Time at a Liberal minister's office, accusing them of leaking a document to make a "personal attack" on him.
He told Question Time the document was a letter from a developer that was scanned and forwarded onto the Planning Minister Rob Stokes's office because that was the appropriate office. "This is one of the most extraordinary breaches of Cabinet solidarity I have ever seen," Labor backbencher Michael Daley said today.The NSW Nationals on Tuesday backed Mr Barilaro at the first Coalition party room meeting since his threat to move to the crossbench.
Prior to the joint party room, the Nationals held their own meeting where the majority of MPs backed Mr Barilaro's leadership.
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