The Senate Conservatives are keeping Sen. Denise Batters in their caucus despite her having been expelled from the national caucus by leader Erin O’Toole for launching a petition to review his leadership. A spokeswoman for the leader of Senate Conservatives Don Plett said on Nov. 18 that “Sen. Batters is still a current member of the Senate Conservative Caucus,” according to The Canadian Press. The confirmation comes despite the fact that Plett issued a statement in support of O’Toole after he removed Batters from the national caucus on Nov. 16. “As always, I continue to support Erin O’Toole’s strong and principled leadership to unite the Conservative Party of Canada,” Sen. Plett had said on Nov. 16. There are currently 17 Conservative senators in the upper chamber. Batters, a Saskatchewan senator, launched a petition on Nov. 15 calling for a leadership review of O’Toole in the next six months, citing his reversal …