Suspended Liberal MP appears to contradict claims she made ‘important concessions’ to avoid party room expulsion
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Victorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, says suspended Liberal MP Moira Deeming is “not off to a good start” after she appeared to contradict his claims she made “important concessions” to avoid party room expulsion.
A vote to expel Deeming from the parliamentary Liberal party was abandoned during a marathon two-hour meeting on Monday, with MPs unanimously agreeing to a compromise deal that instead imposed a nine-month suspension on the upper house MP.
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Continue reading…Suspended Liberal MP appears to contradict claims she made ‘important concessions’ to avoid party room expulsionFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, says suspended Liberal MP Moira Deeming is “not off to a good start” after she appeared to contradict his claims she made “important concessions” to avoid party room expulsion.A vote to expel Deeming from the parliamentary Liberal party was abandoned during a marathon two-hour meeting on Monday, with MPs unanimously agreeing to a compromise deal that instead imposed a nine-month suspension on the upper house MP.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…