Julie Bishop quits as foreign minister, may not run at next election

Julie Bishop has quit as foreign minister Prime Minister Scott Morrison decides on his new ministry after the leadership dramas of last week.

Long-serving foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop has stepped down from cabinet Source: AAP

Julie Bishop has quit as foreign minister and is weighing up whether to resign from Parliament at the next election. 

"Today I advised the Prime Minister that I will be resigning from my Cabinet position as Minister for Foreign Affairs," Ms Bishop said in a statement Sunday afternoon. 

"I will remain on the backbench as a strong voice for Western Australia."

The 62-year-old Liberal heavyweight said she was yet to make a decision about her future beyond the next election. 

Ms Bishop stood for the leadership in Friday's ballot but was knocked out in the first round of voting with only 11 votes. 

 

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