Liberals and Nationals to sit apart in parliament after David Littleproud and Sussan Ley fail to make amends
by Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#738TM)
Nationals leader met with Liberal counterpart less than two weeks after spectacularly blowing up the Coalition
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The Liberals and Nationals are set to sit apart when federal parliament returns on Tuesday after Sussan Ley and David Littleproud couldn't land a deal to immediately reform the fractured Coalition.
The two leaders held face-to-face talks on Monday night about reuniting the parties, less than a fortnight after Littleproud declared the political alliance was untenable" under Ley's leadership following a split over Labor's hate speech laws.
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