December 19th 2024.
After a tense vote in the party room, it has been decided that ousted MP Moira Deeming will not be allowed back into the Victorian Liberal Party. This decision comes after Deeming's attempt to return was unsuccessful today.
The party room was evenly split with a vote of 14-14, highlighting the deep division within the party. In the end, leader John Pesutto had to use his casting vote to break the deadlock. This comes as no surprise, considering Deeming's previous threat to sue Pesutto, which resulted in her being exiled from the party room last May.
Recently, Deeming had won a case against Pesutto, with the Federal Court ruling that he had defamed her through various media appearances and in a party expulsion motion. The judge found that Pesutto had implied that Deeming was not fit to be a part of the parliamentary Liberal Party.
In response to the ruling, Pesutto addressed the media and made it clear that he had no intention of stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party. He also stated that he personally did not support the idea of reintegrating Deeming into the party, but acknowledged that it would be up to the party as a whole to decide.
Today, with his vote, Pesutto's decision ultimately determined Deeming's fate within the party. It remains to be seen what will happen next, but it is clear that there is more to come in this ongoing saga.
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