He said he would release any citizenship documents as soon as he received them, hopefully by early next week. Nash made a short, unheralded statement to the Senate on Thursday evening just before the adjournment, confirming the likelihood of her dual citizenship. Xenophon told Fairfax Media on Friday that he would not resign if it was confirmed he had British citizenship by descent. “You let it go to the high court, that is what you do. That is the appropriate thing to do, I think.”The Greens senators Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters are the only politicians to resign from parliament upon learning of their dual citizenship.

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2017 02:13 UTC