'Over the coming days I will be talking to my family and colleagues about how I can best serve the people of NSW to continue to achieve these aims.'ĭeputy Premier John Barilaro said Ms Berejiklian had led the state 'through some of its darkest days'. 'Gladys has worked tirelessly before and through the pandemic to protect the people of NSW from COVID-19 and to ensure our great state remains strong and resilient,' Mr Perrottet said in a statement. 'Resigning at this time is against every instinct of my being and something I do not want to do.' 'My resignation as Premier could not occur at a worse time but the timing is completely outside of my control as the ICAC has chosen to take this action during the most challenging weeks of the most challenging time of the state's history,' she said.

Reading from a prepared statement, she said she regretted leaving while the state was still in the grip of the pandemic but the announcement by the ICAC had left her with no alternative. 'The people of the state need certainty as to who their leader is during the challenging time of the pandemic.' Loading. 'Standing aside is not an option for me as Premier of NSW. 'It pains me to announce but I have no option but to resign from the office of Premier,' Ms Berejiklian said. LIVE UPDATES: Read our blog for the latest on the NSW Premier's resignation Ms Berejiklian said she was informed of the investigation yesterday afternoon and overnight had made the 'extremely difficult decision' to resign as soon as the Liberal Party could elect a new leader. It will hold public hearings later this month to investigate whether there was a conflict between Ms Berejiklian’s public duties and private interests when she was in a personal relationship with then-MP Daryl Maguire. The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is probing whether Ms Berejiklian breached public trust when she awarded grants to several community organisations between 20.

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