Article 592X0 Icac NSW inquiry live: Gladys Berejiklian survives no-confidence motion as Daryl Maguire questioned

Icac NSW inquiry live: Gladys Berejiklian survives no-confidence motion as Daryl Maguire questioned

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Michael McGowan
from on (#592X0)

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6.39am BST

That's where I'll leave this blog for today. You can keep following our politics live blog, including all the shenanigans unfolding in the New South Wales parliament here.

Daryl Maguire will be back in the stand for his second day of evidence tomorrow. I expect that we'll hear more about his close personal relationship" with Gladys Berejiklian then.

6.22am BST

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian has survived a no-confidence motion in the upper house by a single vote.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian survives a no confidence motion in the upper house by a single vote.

House is split 20-20, with the chair (Liberal John Ajaka) then casting the deciding vote.

Animal Justice Party, Fred Nile, Justin Field support government.

The actions of Daryl Maguire are disgraceful and reflect not just on him but on the political party of which he was a member and a Member of Parliament. The public should and will judge the Coalition and the Premier.

If the Legislative Council is to have a credible role as the House of Review we should exercise our powers on the basis of the most complete information possible. We cannot do that at this time. Pre-empting an independent inquiry by Icac through a political process undermines the standing of the Icac. We should protect those public institutions which protect our democratic systems.

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