'Malcolm Turnbull is in detention': Watch as a Liberal MP makes an off joke that Australia is 'under military coup' - and his colleagues can't WAIT to get away from him

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A senior federal politician's joke about a military coup did not go down as expected during a media opportunity on Wednesday.

Ewen Jones, the Liberal National Party member in the seat of Herbert, in Queensland, was standing alongside other MPs for a 'Class of 2010' photo, when he made the gaffe.

'The group of 2010 is starting a military coup,' Jones joked, standing alongside other ministers first elected to federal parliament in 2010.

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Liberal National Party member Ewen Jones (centre) made a joke about a military coup on Wednesday

Was posing for a photo with other MPs elected to parliament in 2010, who quickly abandoned him

'I'd like to welcome everyone here and say this is my team - the minister for defence', he continued, pointing to Wyatt Roy, a fellow Queensland member of parliament.

Continuing to dig himself further into the hole, Jones then declared that the current prime minister was in lock-down as a result of the 'coup'.

'The reason the minister is here is because they (current senators) are in lock-down now, we have installed a state of emergency, Malcolm Turnbull is in detention,' Jones continued as his colleagues awkwardly backed away. '

Wyatt Roy, among other MPs, was quick to distance himself from the 'coup'

Jones was left standing on his own declaring: 'Come the revolution, they're all the first to go!'

'No doubt there will be a communications blackout for the next little while but after that we should be back to normal so I don't want anyone in Australia to panic.

'I just want you to understand this is about the good of the country, this is the future of the country,' the MP said, having been completely abandoned by the other politicians who had retreated in embarrassment.

'Come the revolution, they're all the first to go!', Jones declared as he stood on his own.