“I do believe the member for Wagga Wagga [ Mr Maguire] should consider his future and make a clean break of it, and give the people of his electorate an opportunity to have a say. I believe that if you have so offended against the standards expected of a parliamentarian, then you don’t just leave your party to save them the embarrassment. You probably should leave the Parliament.” New South Wales Acting Opposition Leader Michael Daley also called on Mr Maguire to leave parliament on Saturday, saying the Premier should bring the full force of her office to the task of getting him to resign. “The Premier needs to get on the phone today or do whatever she needs to do to tell Daryl Maguire that he won’t be sitting on the cross-benches for the next 9 months, he needs to resign from parliament … he is not fit to remain and if the Premier doesn’t require him to leave, she will have failed a significant test of leadership.” Independent State MP Alex Greenwich says Mr Maguire has no business on the cross bench. Credit:Jessica Hromas Mr Daley conceded that Ms Berejiklian, who is currently on leave, had no power to compel Mr Maguire to depart Parliament but said she had not put enough pressure on him, suggesting it was because she was concerned about a by-election.

"The premier would be very fearful of a by-election nine months out but this is not about politics, it is about proper representation for the people of Wagga and faith in the parliamentary process.'' Independent member for Sydney Alex Greenwich shares the anger about Mr Maguire joining the cross-benches. “The crossbench is for MPs who are neither in the government or the opposition, people who work with and hold accountable the major parties for their constituents” Mr Greenwich told Fairfax Media. “It shouldn’t be used as the sin bin for major party MPs that ICAC is looking into.” Michael Daley calls for Daryl Maguire's departure from parliament, July 14, Sydney Credit:Deborah Snow Mr Daley would not be drawn on the parliamentary tactics Labor would resort to should Mr Maguire still be in parliament when it resumes in a couple of weeks’ time.

“I don’t want to pre-empt what parliament can do, but under the standing orders the Parliament has the power to compel a member to leave … let’s hope we don’t have to go there, that would be a very ugly scene to play out ” Mr Daley told a press conference in Sydney. Loading “The Premier should do this nice and cleanly, pick up the phone and say, ‘Daryl you have done the wrong thing, the people of Wagga deserve better, out you go’.” Mr Maguire was secretly recorded in tapes aired before ICAC on Friday discussing potential deals with Canterbury City Councillor Michael Hawatt, who is at the centre of an ICAC probe. After the conversations were aired, Mr Maguire stepped aside from his role as parliamentary secretary for counter terrorism, veterans, corrections and the ANZAC centenary.