Barnaby Joyce has confirmed he has spoken with the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson , as he weighs a possible move to the far-right party after a spectacular breakdown in his relationship with the Nationals.

However, Joyce insisted on Monday that “nothing is locked in”.

The former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister on Monday morning addressed questions about his future for the first time since announcing his intention to quit the country party and not re-contest the New South Wales seat of New England.

In a message to Nationals members on Saturday, Joyce said that left him “free to consider all options”, fuelling speculation he was poised to defect to One Nation after revelations he had been considering the move . David Littleproud urges Barnaby Joyce to stay in the Nat

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