Joyce says no to One Nation joining the Coalition
Barnaby Joyce says One Nation is on the up and up, and will “go for government” after bagging its first federal lower house win.
But the former deputy prime minister, who defected to the minor right wing party late last year, says he’s not open to his new party joining his old one, ruling out a larger Coalition.
He tells channel Nine this morning, One Nation is prepared to offer “supply and confidence” but no more than that.
double quotation markWe’ll offer supply and confidence on policy outcomes … and that is not a Coalition. We don’t want your ministries, keep your ministries and your salaries.
You’ve got all the prizes, but you will deliver policy outcomes because we are not going to be constricted by cabinet solidarity that has done over the Australian people and the conservative side of balance of power so badly.
Ah cabinet solidarity, that old chestnut. It basically means that Joyce wants to be able to say what he wants to say on policy and not have to toe the Coalition party line.
