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Australia Senate president a dual UK citizen

18:57 pm on 1 November 2017

Australian Senate President Stephen Parry has said he will resign after confirming he is a UK dual citizen.

President of the Senate Stephen Parry. Photo: AFP

Mr Parry said in a statement that he believes he was wrongly elected because of his status.

On Friday, the High Court of Australia ruled that five politicians were invalidly elected under the constitution because they held dual citizenship.

Mr Parry inherited British citizenship from his father.

- BBC