Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has called a special meeting to invite MP Moira Deeming to return to the Liberal Party more than a year after she was expelled in May 2023.
bitter defamation case“Since last Friday’s meeting it has become clear that there is now a definite absolute majority of my colleagues who want this issue resolved,” he said.
After a long and contentious debate earlier in the week, the motion to reinstate her was voted down in a 14-14 tie, falling short of the 16 votes required for an absolute majority. Justice David O'Callaghan found Mr Pesutto defamed the expelled Liberal MP in comments he made in the days after a Let Women Speak rally Ms Deeming attended on March 18 2023, which was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis.
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