Several Nationals defect in secret ballot to elect O’Brien, who earlier in the day said he was no longer in the partyroom
The government has suffered a “humiliating” defeat on the floor of parliament after Labor successfully overruled the Coalition and elevated renegade Nationals MP Llew O’Brien as deputy Speaker.
O’Brien, who quit the Nationals’ partyroom on Monday morning after a clash with leader Michael McCormack, accepted Labor’s nomination for deputy Speaker in an attempt to deny the government’s endorsed candidate, the Victorian MP Damian Drum.
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