Sussan Ley announced a new but temporary shadow cabinet on Friday in an attempt to save her leadership of the Liberal Party, and she has also offered an olive branch to the Nationals to try and bring the Coalition back together. Instead of appointing backbenchers to new roles, Ley has given existing Liberal shadow cabinet members new temporary responsibilities for next week’s sitting of federal parliament and senate estimates. The Liberal leader intends to appoint a more permanent shadow cabinet on Monday, February 9. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today ArrowThis is to give the National Party more than a week to rethink its decision to walk away from the Coalition. Ley has written to Littleproud, and will attempt to meet with whoever emerges from Monday’s party room meeting as National Party leader.