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As It Happened: Sussan Ley Defends Leadership as Liberals and Nationals Reel From Coalition Split

On Friday morning, Sussan Ley, Opposition Leader and Liberal Party leader, said she will remain leader despite a pressure-filled week after the Nationals quit the Coalition on Thursday.
The split began with a dispute over the hate-laws that fractured shadow cabinet unity as three Nationals frontbenchers voted against Labor's hate-laws bill, resigned, and Sussan Ley accepted, prompting David Littleproud to lead his party out.
Amid a 'pressure cooker' week, Sussan Ley told Sky News she was shocked by the reported phone call with David Littleproud, who was described as 'unhinged'.
On Wednesday night, the Nationals frontbench tendered resignations, fracturing the shadow ministry while the Liberal Party prepares for leadership challenges when Parliament returns next month.
The split coincided with the National Day of Mourning and drew sharp government rebuke as insiders expect the rupture to last longer than the previous week-long rupture after May.

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