Ministers offer to resign over PM vote

A host of Turnbull government frontbenchers have offered to step down after supporting Peter Dutton in the Liberal leadership ballot.

TURNBULL MINISTERS WHO HAVE OFFERED TO RESIGN

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CABINET

* Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urged his challenger to stay on, but ultimately accepted his resignation.

* Human Services Minister Michael Keenan. Offered resignation, but later issued statement of support for the prime minister.

* Trade Minister Steve Ciobo. Offered resignation, which was not accepted. Later issued a call for unity to defeat Labor at the next election.

* Health Minister Greg Hunt. Reportedly would have run for deputy had Mr Dutton won the challenge. His resignation offer has not been accepted.

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OUTER MINISTRY

* International Development Minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. Believes the party has moved too far away from conservative voters. Mr Turnbull accepted her resignation.

* Cybersecurity Minister Angus Taylor. Mr Turnbull has not accepted his resignation.

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ASSISTANT MINISTERS

* Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar. Resignation not accepted by the prime minister.

* Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister James McGrath. Mr Turnbull has not accepted his resignation.

* Assistant Science, Jobs and Innovation Minister Zed Seselja. Prime minister has not accepted his resignation.


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