Stuart Ayres has resigned as deputy NSW Liberal leader and trade and investment minister, and will be investigated for a possible breach of the ministerial code of conduct, the premier, Dominic Perrottet, has announced.
Amid an ongoing six-week saga that has engulfed the NSW government, Perrottet said on Wednesday that a draft of an independent report into the appointment of former deputy premier John Barilaro to a lucrative New York trade job had raised questions about Ayres involvement.
