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Labor has criticised the NSW premier for not sacking John Barilaro from his New York appointment. (AAP)

Labor has criticised the NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet for failing to sack John Barilaro from a taxpayer-funded trade role in New York, calling it a lost opportunity to show leadership.

The former NSW deputy premier on Thursday announced he would withdraw as the state's Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas, saying media scrutiny made his appointment untenable.

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