Barnaby Joyce resigns as Australian Deputy Prime Minister

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[quote=ABC News]Barnaby Joyce is resigning as Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader.

Mr Joyce has faced sustained pressure to step down after revelations of his affair with a former staffer became public.

In a separate matter, Mr Joyce is also the subject of a sexual harassment claim received by the Nationals.

Mr Joyce explained his decision to quit the frontbench, saying there had to be some "clear air".

He said he would resign at a meeting of the Nationals in Canberra on Monday morning.

Mr Joyce said he would sit on the backbench and would not be resigning from parliament.

He informed acting Prime Minister Mathias Cormann of his decision to stand down today.[/quote]

[url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-23/barnaby-joyce-resigns/9477942[/url]

[editline]23rd February 2018[/editline]

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