Craig Kelly has just put serious pressure on the Coalition after leaving for the crossbench. Can it still govern effectively?

When Craig Kelly walked into the Coalition party room on Tuesday morning, he was armed with a piece of paper that would throw up questions about the government’s control of the House of Representatives.

By submitting his letter of resignation from the Liberal Party and moving to the crossbench, he’s left the Coalition with the slimmest majority possible in the 151-seat lower house.

So, can it still govern the nation effectively?

What led to Craig Kelly’s departure?

The Member for Hughes has been spending a lot of time on his social media outlets over the past year, spruiking unfounded treatments for COVID-19 and questioning the efficacy of vaccines.

It led to a rebuke from the Prime Minister, who effectively told him to pull his head in,…