Victorian opposition leader says backflip on pledge to expel MP who attended anti-transgender rally was leadership – but it looks like the opposite
Pesutto justified the backflip by saying he had received “new materials” from Deeming at 6.30am on Monday that included concessions that he says he had been demanding since a meeting held on 18 March.
“I believe I am innocent of all imputations and accusations of any connection whatsoever with nazism in any shape or form and any bigotry whatsoever toward the LGBTQI+ community.” Some Liberal MPs who backed Deeming and spoke on the condition of anonymity say the information provided by the upper house member in Monday’s 11th hour email was not new. They say Pesutto entered Monday’s party room meeting adamant no compromise could be reached and that Deeming had to be expelled, but “changed his point of view halfway through”.
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