Barnaby Joyce says his relationship with the Nationals leadership has irreparably broken down. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS

Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has quit the party, citing fractured relationships with its leadership.

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The high-profile New England MP will not stand for his seat at the next election.

He does plan to see out rest of the term, though.

"My relationship with the leadership of the Nationals in Canberra has unfortunately, like a sadness in some marriages, irreparably broken down," the former deputy prime minister wrote in a letter to branch members.

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