Victorian MP Moira Deeming has sent a defamation concerns notice to Liberal leader John Pesutto ahead of tomorrow's party room vote to expel her.
Rebel MP Moira Deeming has fired off a defamation threat to Opposition Leader John Pesutto, less than 24 hours before Liberal MPs are due to vote on whether to expel her from the parliamentary party.its contents foreshadowed legal proceedings.Credit:“As the matter is likely to be before the courts, he will not make any further comment,” the spokesman said.
Asked whether Friday’s vote would still be held in light of Deeming’s letter, a spokesman for Pesutto said the meeting would “go ahead as planned”.Deputy Liberal leader David Southwick on Thursday declined to speculate on whether there would be an 11th hour compromise.Earlier, the Liberal Party’s national branch for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members called on Victorian MPs to expel the Western Metropolitan MP at Friday’s highly anticipated party room meeting.
“The decision to expel Mrs Deeming is a necessary step in promoting a culture of acceptance and respect for all members of our community. It is also a necessary step in bringing an end to this saga and allowing us to reset before the budget.” “All I have ever wanted, since the leader’s failed attempt to have me expelled for allegedly bringing the party into disrepute, was to have my name cleared,” Deeming said in her statement.The Western Metropolitan MP was suspended from the Liberal party room in March after she attended the controversial Let Women Speak rally on the steps of state parliament. That protest was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis.
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