One of the Berejiklian government's longest-serving MPs says Deputy Premier John Barilaro has shown unprecedented disloyalty to the Coalition and has abused his position as leader | AlexSmithSMH
One of the Berejiklian government's longest-serving MPs says Deputy Premier John Barilaro has shown unprecedented disloyalty to the Coalition and has abused his position as leader as bitter division over a koala policy escalates.
"Writing a letter to the Premier and forcing his colleagues to sign it for the purposes of embarrassing his own government is bullying, reprehensible behaviour." Mr Barilaro said "no National MP had ever called on the leader to resign" but the Liberals call for the National leader to stand down every time there is a policy division in the Coalition.
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