Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce ‘felt trapped in a loveless marriage and hadn’t had sex in five years’ when he started seeing Vikki Campion, inside sources have revealed.
On Friday Mr Joyce stood down as Nationals leader amid an investigation into fresh claims of sexual harassment. Mr Joyce has disputed the allegation, calling it ‘spurious and defamatory’.
Mr Joyce, who has four daughters with estranged wife Natalie, confirmed he is expecting a son with his former staffer Ms Campion, 33, after their affair became public this month.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce ‘felt trapped in a loveless marriage and hadn’t had sex in five years’ when he started seeing Vikki Campion (pair pictured in a Glebe bar)
The pair have remained silent on how their relationship bloomed, but sources close to the couple said they bonded over struggling relationships
Mr Joyce told Ms Campion of ‘feeling trapped’ in a ‘loveless marriage.’ He told her he had not ‘had sex in five years’ (Joyce is pictured with estranged wife Natalie)
The pair have remained silent on how their relationship bloomed, but sources close to the couple told The Daily Telegraph they bonded over struggling relationships.
Mr Joyce told Ms Campion of ‘feeling trapped’ in a ‘loveless marriage.’
He told her he had not ‘had sex in five years’.
In the initial stages of their relationship Mr Joyce told Ms Campion he was ‘separated’ but was worried what impact his actions would have on his daughters.
Mr Joyce has also reportedly been hunting for a home with his pregnant lover the day after he stepped down as leader of the National Party.
The couple have been living rent-free in a millionaire friend’s unit in Armidale.
Mr Joyce told Ms Campion of ‘feeling trapped’ in a ‘loveless marriage’
Barnaby Joyce has also reportedly been hunting for a home with his pregnant lover Vikki Campion (pictured)
They were spotted in the town of South West Rocks visiting a real estate agent, The Sunday Telegraph reports.
The political fallout from the Joyce saga has taken its toll on the Turnbull government with a new poll showing it has dropped further behind the opposition Labor party.
A Sky News/ReachTel poll showed the coalition’s primary vote had slipped one point to 33 per cent, while Labor gained one point to 37 per cent.
The Greens also gained one point and One Nation lost one point, resulting in the government dropping two points to 46 per cent on a two-party preferred basis against a two points rise to 54 per cent for Labor.
Malcolm Turnbull’s standing as preferred prime minister also declined one point to 53 per cent, but was still ahead of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on 47 per cent.
In the initial stages of their relationship Mr Joyce told Ms Campion he was ‘separated’ but was worried what impact his actions would have on his daughters