politics Australia
Liberals deny Barnaby Joyce held talks on One Nation deal
Barnaby Joyce said he had discussed a possible supply-and-confidence arrangement with senior Liberals. Angus Taylor and other Liberal figures denied or dismissed the claim.
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AllegedBarnaby Joyce claimed he had held talks with senior Liberals about a possible supply-and-confidence deal involving One Nation.
âclaimed on Tuesday night he had held talks with senior Liberals about a potential deal for supply and confidenceâ
Angus Taylor denied that talks about a supply-and-confidence deal had taken place.
âTaylor on Wednesday denied any talks had taken place.â
Angus Taylor said he had not authorised anyone else to discuss such a deal.
âI gave no authority to anyone else to have that conversationâ