Four MPs resign over double citizenship

Labor MPs

Three Labor MPs and one Independent have resigned over their dual citizenship status, just hours after the High Court ruled Labor's Katy Gallagher was invalid. Source: AAP

A High Court decision ruling Labor senator Katy Gallagher ineligible to sit in parliament due to her dual citizenship at the time of the 2016 election has launched a flurry of resignations. The decision has caused fellow Labor colleagues Justine Keay, Josh Wilson and Susan Lamb to also resign as has Centre Alliance M-P Rebekha Sharkie. Dina Gerolymou and Themis Kallos discuss the story.



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