Barnaby Joyce ‘not looking for sympathy’ after video of footpath incident

Pressure mounts on Nationals to demote MP amid claims response has revealed double standard

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Barnaby Joyce says he is not looking for sympathy" after explaining that footage of him lying on a Canberra footpath and swearing into his phone was the result of combining alcohol and prescription drugs.

Pressure is mounting on the Nationals leadership to drop Joyce, a former deputy prime minister, from the frontbench amid claims the response has revealed a double standard.

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