Australian deputy PM denies breaking parliamentary rules over affair

FILE PHOTO: Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce reacts as he sits in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, October 25, 2017. AAP/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Tuesday that he did not break any parliamentary rules while conducting an extramarital affair with a former staffer as he faced down calls for his resignation.

Joyce, a practicing Catholic who has campaigned on "family values" and has been married for 24 years, is expecting a child with his former press secretary Vikki Campion.