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ABC The NT Government is on the brink of losing majority government, as speculation continues about bush members Larisa Lee, Alison Anderson and Francis Xavier leaving the Country Liberals.

The Northern Territory Chief Minister has asked the Country Liberals to hold off on a decision on Alison Anderson's membership of the party.

Adam Giles said he intervened in the party's deliberations on the weekend.

"I asked the management committee to not seek to terminate Alison or anyone else's membership immediately," Mr Giles said.

He said he asked the party to wait until the next Central Council meeting in a couple of months.

But the Chief Minister said he was prepared to govern in minority.

"We are not going to have 12 of our members held to ransom by three," Mr Giles said of Alison Anderson, Larisa Lee and Francis Xavier.

And he rejected claims - made by the Member for Arafura, Francis Xavier - that he threatened to pull government support for the Tiwi Islands ferry in a meeting last week.

"I haven't met with Francis and there hasn't been any threat of resources being pulled," Mr Giles said.

He said he was looking to improve the ferry by putting jetty services in place.

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