Barnaby Joyce succumbs to pressure and will go to backbench
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Barnaby Joyce announces he will stand down as deputy prime minister and leader of the National Party.AAP/Marlon Dalton
Barnaby Joyce has capitulated to intense pressure and announced he will stand down, declaring the government needs clear air and he could not continue on the frontbench with an allegation of sexual harassment hanging over him.
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