![Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie says she is "incredibly disappointed" by Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's defection to the Liberal Party. <br /><br />Senator Price on Thursday announced she was leaving the Nationals to join the Liberal Party room as the party searches for a new leader to rebuild. <br /><br />"I think loyalty matters a lot, and only five days ago, Jacinta was elected in the [Northern] Territory to sit in the National Party party room,” Ms McKenzie told Sky News Australia. <br /><br />"We've had the CLP senator in our Senate party room since 1980, the CLP senator has been a leader of our Senate room and also a leader of the National Party itself.<br /><br />"This is a long-standing relationship and there's a lot of fallout in the Territory itself.<br /><br />"What I'm very concerned about is that it now seems that the Liberal Party was actively recruiting Senator Nampijinpa Price five days out from an election.<br /><br />“It just beggars belief … they shouldn't be seeking to damage us in the process of trying to rebuild themselves.”](https://currentnews.live/wp-content/plugins/youtube-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
'Beggars belief’: Bridget McKenzie blasts Liberals after Jacinta Price defection
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie says she is “incredibly disappointed” by Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s defection to the Liberal Party.
Senator Price on Thursday announced she was leaving the Nationals to join the Liberal Party room as the party searches for a new leader to rebuild.
“I think loyalty matters a lot, and only five days ago, Jacinta was elected in the [Northern] Territory to sit in the National Party party room,” Ms McKenzie told Sky News Australia.
“We’ve had the CLP senator in our Senate party room since 1980, the CLP senator has been a leader of our Senate room and also a leader of the National Party itself.
“This is a long-standing relationship and there’s a lot of fallout in the Territory itself.
“What I’m very concerned about is that it now seems that the Liberal Party was actively recruiting Senator Nampijinpa Price five days out from an election.
“It just beggars belief … they shouldn’t be seeking to damage us in the process of trying to rebuild themselves.”
