Two senior NSW Nationals figures have quit the party and Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams has had her membership of the Liberals accepted a day after quitting the Nationals in disgust | AlexSmithSMH
"That community at every election has gone and voted for a National Party member and … that’s something she’ll have to explain to her community," Mr Toole told 2GB on Monday morning.Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday that "it was not her intention" for the Nationals to lose a cabinet spot, despite the party now having fewer MPs in Parliament.
Ms Williams is deputy speaker, a position which is decided by a vote of the lower house. Ms Berejiklian said it was up to the house to decide whether Ms Williams retained the job.who in May publicly called on Mr Barilaro to resign after his ill-fated tilt at federal politicsHer defection means the Nationals have lost four seats since Mr Barilaro has been leader: Lismore, Murray, Barwon and now Port Macquarie.
"The events of the past week have represented a further example of a course of conduct and dealing that has once again effectively been condoned and failed to be addressed.
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