All angles of the Billy Gordon crisis

WHAT'S BEEN SAID ABOUT THE BILLY GORDON CRISIS IN QUEENSLAND:

* "I'm concerned the former partner of the member for Cook is being used to destabilise the government of Queensland." - Speaker Peter Wellington said after The Courier-Mail published a letter he sent to the woman asking her to be patient

* "I will not be used by anyone or any group to try to bring down this government." - Mr Wellington

* "I think that everyone knows that the LNP has had a hand in this. They want to be wreckers of this great state ... it's disgusting and it's absolutely deplorable." - Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk

* "We now have a government which is in turmoil because of their inability to sort out their own affairs." - Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg

* "Mr Gordon's partner makes at least eight separate allegations of common assault, three of which appear to have been committed in Queensland." - Clerk of Parliament Neil Laurie in advice to Mr Wellington

* "Mr Gordon has a right to vote." - Mr Laurie explaining the Cook MP's position if he decides to stay in parliament

* "Unfortunately, because these things have come to light, I think people have lost trust in Billy." - Cook Shire mayor Peter Scott.