Jacqui Lambie may resign in next 24 hours over dual citizenship
Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie is set to become the latest casualty of the dual citizenship saga after it was revealed last week that her father was born in Scotland.
It is understood the independent senator has informed the Turnbull government she may resign.
Last week Senator Lambie insisted her "affairs were in order" and that she was "satisfied" there was no cloud over her citizenship status.
Despite those claims, News Corp has reported that Senator Lambie has sought advice from British authorities.
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It is believed she could hand in her resignation within 24 hours, according to Fairfax.
“I’m happy to put on record that I’m satisfied that my parents are both Australian citizens and I have no concerns about me being a dual citizen because of where they were born or came from, in the case of my father, as an infant," Senator Lambie declared last week.
She is the latest in a long line of Parliamentarians who have been caught up in the dual citizenship saga.
Last week Liberal MP John Alexander resigned, declaring he "most likely" held dual British-Australian citizenship.
Other victims of the Section 44 ruling have included Greens Senators Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam, Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce and Nationals MP Fiona Nash.
In a new ruling, members of Federal Parliament will need to disclose their family history and commit to renouncing dual citizenship before entering Parliament.
