Barnaby Joyce dog tucker

Stuff reports:

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s political career is hanging in the balance, with Nationals MPs conceding that one more revelation about his personal life could force him to step down as deputy prime minister and party leader.

And some MPs in the junior Coalition partner are already discussing who could replace Joyce as leader of the National Party if he stepped aside; NSW MP Michael McCormack, Victorian Darren Chester and Queensland senator Matt Canavan are the names most commonly bandied about.

Generally MPs personal lives are left alone, but the exception is when you have an angry spouse who is speaking publicly.

Campaigning on the sanctity of marriage while cheating on your wife with your press secretary is a very dumb idea. And then having a baby with your press secretary is of course going to be highly upsetting to the wife, let alone the existing children.