Nationals hold crisis meeting on Coalition’s future after Littleproud threatens mass resignation in letter to Ley

Liberal leader was warned entire Nationals frontbench would quit if she accepted resignations from three senatorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Nationals are debating whether to quit Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet and effectively blow up the Coalition at a crisis meeting trigged by a split over Labor’s hate speech laws.National party MPs are meeting virtually from 6pm for emergency talks after three frontbenchers resigned after crossing the floor to oppose the bill. Continue reading...