WA senator Fatima Payman has been suspended indefinitely from Labor caucus after she threatened to break ranks again to support Palestinian recognition.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese summoned the first-term senator to the Lodge in Canberra on Sunday afternoon to discuss the sanction, which was agreed to by Labor’s senior leadership team.
“By her own actions and statements, Senator Payman has placed herself outside the privilege that comes with participating in the federal parliamentary Labor Party caucus,” a Government spokesperson confirmed.
“If Senator Payman decides she will respect the caucus and her Labor colleagues she can return, but until then Senator Payman is suspended from the right to participate in federal parliamentary Labor Party caucus meetings and processes.”
Senator Payman has been contacted for comment.
More to come.