Nationals leader David Littleproud and former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce defend Scott Morrison over his secret portfolios, as more ministers call for his resignation. Follow live.
The people of Cook are the ones that put him there. With respect the people of Cook will determine his future," he said.to his colleagues, "but it didn't stop the functioning of the government."
"He's obviously apologised. He said it was an error of judgement. It was and I think that's the right thing to do.""I think we need to take a deep breath here. He's no longer Prime Minister, he's no longer on Peter Dutton's frontbench and therefore he is a backbencher," he said.Reporting by Thomas Oriti, Claudia Jambor and Wing Kuang
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