Nationals split from Coalition as Sussan Ley says Liberal party’s door ‘remains open’
by Tom McIlroy Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6XD5X)
Liberal sources say National party gave Ley less than an hour's warning of their decision
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The Nationals have formally split with the Liberal party, breaking up the Coalition for the first time since the 1980s due to major policy differences.
The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, said MPs had made the shock decision not to enter into a new coalition agreement with the Liberals in talks at Parliament House on Tuesday, after a breakdown in negotiations with the new opposition leader, Sussan Ley.
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