'I'm good mates with Llew, and you should always stick by your mates'
Barnaby Joyce says the prospect of more Queensland MPs defecting from the Nationals to sit as Queensland LNP members would be "chaotic" and he will fight to stop it happening.last week, said he had attempted to keep Nationals defector Llew O'Brien "in the tent" before he quit the party on Monday.AAP
Rebel Queensland MP Llew O'Brien shares a joke with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack in Parliament on ThursdayMr Joyce and close ally Matt Canavan, who quit his cabinet post ahead of the challenge on Mr McCormack, launched a podcast on Thursday calledin reference to the regional and rural houses of those Mr Joyce has described as "the near invisible Australians".
He said the end of the parliamentary week could not come quick enough and Nationals MP should go back into communities and "focus back on the things that matter". Senior government figures have rallied around Mr McCormack this week to ensure he can survive in his position, with recommendations he broaden his circle of advisers and find "political hard heads" to improve his performance.
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