Australia Deputy PM apologises for calling PM Morrison 'hypocrite and liar'

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at Parliament House, in Canberra, Australia December 13, 2021. Lukas Coch/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) -Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce apologised on Saturday to Prime Minister Scott Morrison for calling him "a hypocrite and a liar" and said that Morrison had rejected his offer to resign.

Morrison said in a statement that he accepted Joyce's apology.