Opposition leader Peter Dutton has not ruled out federal intervention in the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party after suspended MP Moira Deeming threatened legal action against John Pesutto, the party’s state leader.
“I wouldn’t rule out federal intervention, and I make it very clear to the Victorian division that I want this mess sorted out as quickly as possible,” Dutton told ABC Radio on May 5.
“It doesn’t help our brand. It doesn’t reflect on the broader party movement.”
Deeming is challenging her nine-month suspension from the party, confirming in an email to her colleagues that she would be taking the matter further after Pesutto missed the 2 p.m., May 4 deadline to exonerate her of being a Nazi or Nazi sympathiser, reported Sky News….