“Wacka is a straight shooter and would be an impartial chair,” Joyce said on Wednesday, after Parry confirmed his intention to resign. | Katharine Murphy Read moreParry, the Tasmanian Liberal and Senate president, has indicated he will resign from parliament after being told by UK authorities that he holds British citizenship. The Senate presidency traditionally sits with a member of the Liberal party when the Coalition is in government but Williams, the NSW National, has thrown his hat into the ring. In a public statement likely to inflame Coalition tensions, Joyce backed his colleague. With the citizenship chaos continuing, some MPs are now backing a full audit of parliamentarians to ensure everyone meets the constitutional requirements.

Source: The Guardian November 01, 2017 08:48 UTC