‘Time for change’: Darren Chester confirms he will challenge Barnaby Joyce for Nationals leadership

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Nationals MP Darren Chester has confirmed he will run for the party's leadership in a ballot next week, setting up an explosive showdown with his rival Barnaby Joyce - a man Chester once described as incoherent".

The Nine newspapers reported Chester saying it was time for a change" in the party, and that the Nationals needed to take some responsibility for the Liberal losses in the city".