TAMWORTH, NSW: A more redfaced than normal Barnaby Joyce (pictured below, far right) has apologised for overnight actions during which he resigned from One Nation and banged on the closed door of the local Liberal Party office begging to become a member.

Joyce’s bizarre actions – defined by himself this morning as “downright silliness” – were sparked while watching the ABC news in a local bar just after 7pm when he heard Angus Taylor addressing the Victorian Liberal Party faithful.

In the bulletin’s lead item, Taylor pleads with his colleagues to get recruiting and urges members and party supporters to put flutes up somewhere (several words indistinguishable) and “to get out on the booze”.

The Bug has replayed the news item several times and the federal Opposition Leader does appear to be extolling party members from the hierarchy to grassroot supporters “to get out on the booze”.

So in some ways, we really can’t blame Joyce (pictured, far right) for what he did next. As the Member for New England explained” “I had only been in the bar for some hours after a brisk working lunch and was just finishing off with a cleansing ale or two so luckily I could drive. I went straight home, faxed my resignation to Pauline, grabbed my favourite champagne flute and headed over to the Liberal office.”

“I’ve really come across looking quite silly, haven’t I?”

“I really need to once more apologise unreservedly for my actions and .. SHIT! … is that the time? Almost 10am! I gotta go!”

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