Leader of the centre-right Liberal party in Victoria John Pesutto has backed a second bid to expel an exiled MP from the party despite her backing down from threats of legal action.
On Sunday, the state opposition leader confirmed he would vote in favour of a motion to expel Moira Deeming during a motion to be heard at a party room meeting on Friday.
He revealed the five MPs who came to him with the motion were former party leader Matthew Guy, along with James Newbury, Cindy McLeish, Roma Britnell and Wayne Farnham.
“What those five members of the party room have done reflects the concerns that many … including myself share about needing to resolve this matter so it will be dealt with on Friday morning,” Pesutto told reporters….