Monday, August 14, 2017

Liberal MP Ann Sudmalis scrambling to confirm UK citizenship status

Another Coalition MP is facing questions about her entitlement to dual citizenship, Fairfax Media can reveal, with Liberal Ann Sudmalis urgently seeking to clarify her status.

As the citizenship crisis engulfing the Federal Parliament deepens, and coming just a day after Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce announced he was a dual national of Australia and New Zealand, Fairfax Media has confirmed that Ms Sudmalis has been in contact with the UK government to clarify her status.

Ms Sudmalis, the member for Gilmore, is one of a number of MPs facing questions about her citizenship by descent with a foreign country, following the revelation Mr Joyce was automatically entitled to New Zealand citizenship.

In turn the government has turned its sights on Labor, demanding the opposition provide documentation for four of its MPs – Tony Zappia, Maria Vamvakinou, Justine Keay and Susan Lamb…

Source: Liberal MP Ann Sudmalis scrambling to confirm UK citizenship status


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